282, Lot: 309. Estimate $100. Sold for $110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 22.71 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 177. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / DE SAR[MATIS], cuirass, shields, arms and trumpets. RIC III 1576-7 var. (bust types; Aurelius); Banti 40-2 var. (same). Fine, brown patina. Rare - Banti cites only two examples, none with this bust type.

From the R. D. Frederick Collection.