315, Lot: 456. Estimate $100. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Medallion (38mm, 53.72 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 191. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Minerva advancing right, head left, right arm raised, carrying shield in left; to left, olive tree and owl on column; altar to right. Gnecchi II 47, pl. 81, 6; Banti 211. Fair, green-brown patina, roughness and shallow areas of corrosion. Very rare.
From the R. D. Frederick Collection.