Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Sestertius (27mm, 22.26 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck AD 189. Laureate head right / Fortuna standing left, foot on prow, holding caduceus and cornucopia. RIC III 524; MIR 18, 771-6/30; Banti 78. Attractive green patina. EF. Excellent portrait.
From the Meander Collection. Ex René Baron Collection (Tradart, 18 December 2014), lot 351, purchased from Crédit de la Bourse, 12 July 1990; Münzen und Medaillen AG FPL 483 (November/December 1985), no. 93; Schweizerische Kreditanstalt 3 (19 April 1985), lot 614; V. C. Vecchi & Sons 11 (8 October 1984), lot 365.
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