Ancient Coin of the Day: Just got Hercules on my mind today, so the thread is going to look at the connection which Commodus forged with Hercules, starting with this aureus of AD 190. #ACOTD #Commodus #Hercules
Image: RIC III Commodus 221d. Link - https://t.co/NAOQJI8y21
Image: RIC III Commodus 254D; British Museum (1844,1015.97). Link - https://t.co/BK2eRZZhxL
Image: Musei Capitolini (MC 1120)
Speidel, M. P. “Commodus the God-Emperor and the Army.” The Journal of Roman Studies, vol. 83, 1993, pp. 109–114.
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#ACOTD #Commodus #Hercules
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