Commodus. Dupondius

Commodus; 177-192 AD, Rome, 192 AD, Dupondius, 12.30g. Cf. BM-709. Obv: L AEL AVREL CO - MM AVG P FEL Head radiate r. Rx: P M T - R P XVII IMP VIII COS VII P P around, S - C across field, Fortuna Felix standing l., placing r. foot on prow, holding caduceus in r. hand and cornucopia in l., without star in field. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex Italo Vecchi Sale, 1990s, lot 888. The BM specimen of this dupondius adds a star in the field behind Fortuna, which our coin omits.. aEF