128, Lot: 405. Estimate $75. Sold for $75. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

COMMODUS as Caesar. 175-177 AD. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.46 g, 12h). Struck under Marcus Aurelius 175/6 AD. Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / Spes walking left, holding flower and raising skirt. RIC III 621; MIR 18, 344-14/13; BMCRE 655; RSC 709a. Good VF, flan crack, obverse die a little worn.

From the Harry Strickhausen Collection.