Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Medallion (41mm, 55.31 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 182-183.Electronic Auction 460 Roman Imperial, Bronze Sold For $ 3 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Medallion (41mm, 55.31 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 182-183. M AVREL COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust rigth / TR P VIII IMP V/ COS IIII P P in two lines in exergue, Commodus, in sacerdotal dress, sacrificing out of patera over lighted tripod, at the presence of: Roma, seated right, holding hasta and Victory; Felicitas seated left, holding cornucopia and grain ears; two young men, one of them playing double tibia. Gnecchi II 148, pl. 88, 3; MIR 18, 1090-1/34; Banti 441. Brown surfaces, some roughness. Near VF. Rare. |