DECAPOLIS, Capitolias. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ (31mm, 12.02 g, 1h). Dated CY 93 (AD 190/1).

Triton XXV – Session 6
Lot: 6433. Estimated: $ 150

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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DECAPOLIS, Capitolias. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ (31mm, 12.02 g, 1h). Dated CY 93 (AD 190/1). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Zeus seated right, holding long scepter and patera, within octastyle temple; crenelated towers flanking pediment surmounted by statue grouping; Γ-Ч (date) flanking pediment. Spijkerman 11 var. (Zeus seated left); RPC IV.3 Online 6560 var. (same); Rosenberger 9 var. (same); Sofaer 6 var. (same). Dark brown patina with tan deposits. VF. Very rare, an unpublished variety.

From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection.

All of the published specimens have Zeus seated left within the temple and most have his left hand placed on his knee, only one, in the Chandon de Briailles museum, have him holding either a patera or globe in his hand. This coin has the same object in his outstretched left hand.

Closing Date and Time: 26 January 2022 at 12:24:00 ET.

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