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Nikopolis AE21 Moushmov 885 of Commodus

Commodus AE21 of Nikopolis ad Istrum. Laureate head right / NIKOPOLEITWN, Nike advancing left with wreath & palm.

Lot No.3160. VF though weakly struck at lower left.

$ 145.

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.