As Commodus - Apollo of the Mint

COMMODUS. Æ As. Rome, 190 AD. Obv. M COMM ANT P FELIX AVG BRIT PP Laureated head right Rev. APOL MONETAE PM TR P XV IMP VIII COS VI SC Apollo standing right, leaning on column. Cohen 26 (6 F) Rare type. The mint of Rome was under the patronage of Apollo, Hercules, Fortuna and Victory and it may reasonably be assumed that each deity had a statue within the building. Provenance : Cayon auction 5 June 2009, lot 1259