Very Rare Commodus Sestertius

204, Lot: 126. Estimate $100. Sold for $155. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 26.82 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 184. Laureate head right / Victory seated right on rock, holding palm and shield set on knee; two shields on ground to left, VICT BRIT in exergue. RIC III 440; Banti 484. Fine, smooth brown patina. Very rare, only three specimens cited by Banti.

From the J.S. Vogelaar Collection.