Commodus – Altar

Commodus – Altar
Silver antoninianus (= double denarius), Rome, 249 - 251 A.D.
   
Obv. DIVO COMMODO; Radiate head of Divus Commodus r., with drapery on l. shoulder.
Rev. CONSECRATIO; Altar-enclosure with double panelled doors, flames rising from the top of the altar, sometimes with horns visible on either side.
   

   RIC (Decius) —; RSC (Commodus) —
   
Picture credit: Paul-Francis Jacquier (Auction 39), 12.9.2014, lot 478


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