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Medallion - Commodus Roma, Commodus, and Victoria
| Location | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 183 |
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| Weight | 48.0 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Commodus facing right, wearing scale cuirass with shoulder pteruges and paludamentum, depicted with short curly hair and beard. The encircling Latin legend runs along the rim of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | M AVREL COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG |
| Reverse description | Figural scene in high relief showing two seated figures flanking a central group: Roma seated at left facing right, and a second seated figure at right facing left, likely Pax holding an olive branch and cornucopia. Between them, the togate Emperor Commodus stands making a libation offering over a tripod altar, with two standing figures visible behind, one appearing to play a flute. The reverse legend is inscribed in the lower exergual area. |
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