Commodus. AD 177-192. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.22 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 188.

Triton XXIV
Lot: 1111. Estimated: $ 30 000

Roman Imperial, Gold

Sold For $ 40 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Commodus. AD 177-192. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.22 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 188. M COMM • ANT • P FEL • AVG BRIT, laureate and draped bust right / P M • TR P XIII • IMP VIII COS V • P • P, SAL • AVG in exergue, Salus, draped, seated left, feeding out of patera in right hand serpent rising from altar to left, resting left hand at side. RIC III 178 corr. (XIII not XIIII); MIR 18, 749-2/33; Calicó 2322 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE p. 735, note *; Adda –; Biaggi 1029 (same dies); Jameson –; Mazzini –. In NGC encapsulation 4936000-003, graded Ch MS, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. Rare.

From the Grand Haven Collection. Ex Palombo 17 (20 October 2018), lot 79 (hammer CHF 42,000).


The final winners of all Triton XXIV lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 January 2021. This lot is in Session Four, which begins 20 January 2021 at 2 PM ET.

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