349, Lot: 438. Estimate $150. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Commodus. As Caesar, AD 166-177. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 26.35 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Aurelius and Verus, AD 177. Laureate and draped bust right / DE GERMANIS in exergue, pile of arms: cuirass, shields of various shapes, spears, vexillum, and carnyces. RIC III 1570 (Aurelius) var. (also cuirassed); MIR 18, 398-16/37 var. (same); Banti 34 var. (same). VF, tan surfaces, cleaning marks, rough surfaces, traces of earthen deposits.