- Commodus as Caesar, Roman Empire silver denarius, minted 175 CE, RIC 598v, RSC 291v, Foss 9.
- Apparently unpublished obverse variety with draped & cuirassed portrait, not in RIC or RSC.
- Issued as Caesar during the reign of his father Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
- Commemorative donative (Liberalitas) issue to celebrate the award of Princeps Iuventutis designating Commodus as heir to the throne.
- Certified by NGC to XF.
- Obverse: COMMODO CAES AVG FIL GERM, draped & cuirassed bare head right.
- Reverse: LIBERALITAS, Liberalitas standing front, head left holding coin dispenser and cornucopia.
- Liberalitas was the virtue of giving freely (from liber, "free"), hence generosity. On coins the personification of Liberalitas would be depicted as displaying largess to the Roman people.
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