CONCORDIA NUMISMATIC e.U. - Auction 11 - Day 2 . 891
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Commodus, AD 177-192. AR, Denarius. 3.18 g. 17.89 mm. Rome. Obv: L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL. Head of Commodus, wearing lion-skin, right. Rev: HERCVLI ROMANO AVG. Bow, club, and quiver with arrows. Ref: RIC 253; Cohen 195. Good Very Fine. Commodus had a view, he identified himself with Hercules. He considered himself a reincarnation of Hercules. He went into the arena and conducted fights to strengthen this belief. In addition, during these fights, just like Hercules, he wore a lion skin over his head and held a stick in his hand. He believed that this had strengthened his iconography. He had many statues made and coins minted in the iconography of Hercules.Estimate: 220 EUR
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