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Hadrianopolis AE21 Moushmov 2562 of Commodus

Commodus AE21 of Hadrianopolis, Thrace. AV KAI L KOMMODOC, draped & cuirassed bust right / ADRIANOPOLEITWN, Hercules standing right, leaning on club, holding lionskin.

Lot No.3194. VF.

$ 125.

Commodus was the son of Marcus Aurelius and was made co-emperor in 177 AD. He was a megalomaniac who fancied himself the reincarnation of Hercules, and was killed in 192 AD.