Superb Commodus Aureus

CNG 85, Lot: 933. Estimate $20000. Sold for $20000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Commodus. AD 177-192. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.20 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 178. L • AVREL • COM-MODVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / TR P III • IM-P II • COS • P • P •, Castor standing left, holding spear and horse by its bridle. RIC III 648 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 420-12/37; Calicó 2337b (same dies as illustrated coin). Superb EF, toned.