Watch List notes:

The Roman Empire
Commodus, 177 – 192

The portrait types of Commodus develop from childhood via adolescence with an increasing growth of his beard to adult portraits that experiment with different styles of portraiture. AMP.

Sestertius 179, Æ 22.76 g. L AVREL COMMO – DVS TR P IIII Laureate bust r., with drapery on l. shoulder. Rev. IMP III – COS II P P S – C Minerva standing l, dropping incense over candelabrum and resting l. hand over shield set on ground; a spear rests against her l. arm. C 234 var. (no drapery). BMC M. Aurelius 1703. RIC M. Aurelius 1608. Rare. A very unusual and interesting portrait, dark tone and
areas of weakness, otherwise very fine
This sestertius shows Commodus as a young boy, without any beard. AMP