BITHYNIA, Nicaea. Commodus. As Caesar, AD 166-177. Æ (30mm, 15.15 g, 1h). Struck AD 175-7. Good VF.

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Roman Provincial, Bronze

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BITHYNIA, Nicaea. Commodus. As Caesar, AD 166-177. Æ (30mm, 15.15 g, 1h). Struck AD 175-7. ΛOY AYPH KOMOΔOC KAICAP, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / NIKAIEΩN, Nymph Nicaea, turreted, standing facing, head left, holding cantharus; to right, tree entwined by serpent. Cf. RG 178 (Marcus Aurelius); cf. RPC IV.1 Online 5944 (same). Unpublished for Commodus. Black patina, minor earthen deposits, cleaning scratches, flan crack. Good VF. Very rare, unpublished for Commodus.

From the DFA collection. Ex Numismatik Naumann 119 (7 August 2022), lot 431.


Closing Date and Time: 18 October 2023 at 11:32:40 ET.

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