Commodus as Caesar. Denarius; AD 167-177, Rome, Struck 175-176 AD, 3.15 g.

COMMODO CAES AVG FIL GERM SARM, bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right. 
SPES PVBLICA, Spes standing left, holding a flower, and raising the hem of her robe.

RIC 621; RSC 709a; BMC IV (Marcus Aurelius) 655 (note).

With permission of Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. - Buy or Bid Sale 228, Lot 261, July 2024.