ARMENIA, Satala. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ (15mm, 2.21 g, 6h). Near VF.

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Lot: 483. Estimated: $ 100

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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ARMENIA, Satala. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ (15mm, 2.21 g, 6h). Raven standing right; LEG above, XV in exergue / Boar standing right; AP above. Dandrow, Satala Type III, 15-20 (O5/R6); Fox, Four Cm-E1a; RPC IV.3 25043.3 (this coin); CNG EA 464, lot 540 (hammer $1200). Dark brown patina with earthen green highlights, obverse slightly off center. Near VF. Rare.

Coins of Legio XV Apollinaris were unknown prior to September, 2022, when two coins were sold by Agora Auctions. Both coins are of Commodus and of a larger denomination. Agora argued an origin of an uncertain Arabian or Mesopotamian mint due to Commodus’ involvement in the Armenian front of the Parthian war and his capture of Artaxata. Two of the specimens recorded at RPC were part of a collection of predominantly Cappadocian coins. Additionally, Howgego records two countermarks of this legion with LXV and XV (Howgego 740i and 740ii), which he attributes to Caesarea in Cappadocia. None of these coins have a city name inscribed but hoard find location places them in Armenia and around Cappadocia. This series has now been studied by Dandrow and Fox, both publishing in the last couple of years, who have identified the mint as Satala in Armenia.

Closing Date and Time: 29 April 2026 at 12:41:20 ET.

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