Commodus. AD 177-192. AR Denarius (16mm, 3.48 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 191-192. Laureate head right / Commodus, as Hercules, standing right with foot on prow, resting club on tree trunk and holding thunderbolt, clasping hands with Africa who wears elephant-skin headdress and stands right holding sistrum; to her feet, a lion. RIC III 259a; MIR 18, 861-4/30; RSC 643. Good VF. Rare.
The elements comprising this reverse type portray a personified Africa and the emperor Commodus as Hercules and represent the African fleet of corn transports as Africa was the granary of Rome
