Commodus. AD 177-192. Bimetallic Medallion (42mm, 71.36 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck AD 192. Near VF.

CNG Feature Auction 124
Lot: 666. Estimated: $ 4 000

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 4 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Commodus. AD 177-192. Bimetallic Medallion (42mm, 71.36 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck AD 192. Head of Commodus as Hercules left, wearing lion skin headdress / Hercules laureate with features of Commodus, nude to right, right hand on hip and bow in left. With his armpit he leans on the club, around which the skin of a lion can be seen, and which rests on a pile of rocks. Gnecchi II p.55, 33 and pl. 80, 5/p. 54, 29 and pl. 80, 2 (for obv./rev. types); MIR 18, 1163-2/73; Banti 109; Vermeule, Roman, 45. Green and brown patina, corrosion on obverse, smoothing in the fields on reverse. Near VF. Very rare.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 124 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 September 2023. This lot is in Session Three, which will begin 20 September at 9 AM ET.

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