66, Lot: 100. Estimate $150. Sold for $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

COMMODUS. 177-192 AD. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 22.12 gm). Struck 189 AD. Laureate head right / Minerva standing left, holding Victory and reversed spear; shield leaning before against her leg; trophy behind. Cf. RIC III 546 (Dupondius); cf. MIR 18, 786-6/27 (Securitas); Banti 219; Cohen 372. VF, dark brown patina, worn at high points, slightly rough.

From the Paul McIlroy Collection.