A Roman bust of the young Commodus (161 - 192) 2nd century AD. Small bronze bust with dark green patina. Depiction of the juvenile emperor with delicate facial features and voluminous curly hair, wearing a robe held on the right shoulder. The bottom with a spike for fixation. Height cm. Marc Aurel appointed Commodus co-emperor in 177. Three years after the death of his father he became sole emperor. After ruling for 12 years he became the victim of a conspiracy and was strangled in the bath by the slave Narcissus. The Antonine emperor dynasty, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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