Obverse: COMMODO CAES AVG FIL GERM SARM, bare headed and draped bust of Commodus facing right.

Reverse: PIETAS AVG S C, emblems of the priestly colleges - knife, sprinkler, vase (capis), lituus and simpulum.

RIC: 1538-9. BMCRE: 1533. [Rome, AD 175-6].

Diameter: 25 mm. Weight: 11.2 g.

A stunning brass dupondius of Commodus with an extremely detailed portrait of the young Caesar aged between 14 and 15. A superb quality specimen with an attractive green/grey patina and sharp details. This dupondius would make a worthy addition to any early imperial collection.