Commodus. As Caesar, AD 166-177. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 27.20 g, 12h). Liberalitas issue. Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, AD 177. VF.

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Lot: 488. Estimated: $ 300

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 275. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Commodus. As Caesar, AD 166-177. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 27.20 g, 12h). Liberalitas issue. Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius, AD 177. Laureate head right / Distribution scene: Marcus Aurelius and Commodus seated left on curule chair set on daïs; to right, Prefect of the praetorium standing left; to left, Liberalitas standing left, holding tessera and cornucopia; citizen on left mounting steps toward platform. RIC III 1558 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 390-16/30 (Aurelius); Banti 179. Dark green-brown surfaces, smoothed. VF.

From the Brian Holland Collection. Ex Pegasi BBS 115 (20 September 1999), lot 299.


Closing Date and Time: 2 November 2022 at 12:42:20 ET.

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