CNG 102, Lot: 1009. Estimate $1000. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 22.43 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 184. Laureate head right / Roma seated left, holding Victory and spear; round shield at side. RIC III 401; MIR 18, 623-6/30; Banti –; BMCRE p. 791 note *. Good VF, attractive green and brown patina with touches of red.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Status International Auction (I.S. Wright, 25 April 1995), lot 190.