EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. As Caesar, AD 166-177. Æ Diobol (24mm, 9.17 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 of Marcus Aurelius (AD 176/7). Near VF.

Electronic Auction 558
Lot: 465. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 325. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. As Caesar, AD 166-177. Æ Diobol (24mm, 9.17 g, 12h). Dated RY 17 of Marcus Aurelius (AD 176/7). Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Griffin, as Nemesis, seated left with right forepaw on wheel; L I [Z] (date) across field. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 3833 & 9537; K&G 41.5; RPC IV.4 Online 3338.6 (this coin); Emmett 2503.17 (R5). Green patina with earthen highlights, light roughness. Near VF. Very rare.

Ex Nomos Obolos 23 (12 June 2022), lot 93; Pecunem/Gitbud & Naumann 37 (1 November 2015), lot 609; Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 243 (27 October 2010), lot 293; J. P. Righetti Collection, no. 217.


Closing Date and Time: 20 March 2024 at 12:34:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.