431, Lot: 426. Estimate $200. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Commodus. As Caesar, AD 166-177. Æ As (25.8mm, 12.36 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 175. Barehead and draped bust right / Distribution scene: Commodus seated left on curule chair set on daïs; to right, Prefect of the praetorium standing left; to left, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopia; citizen on left mounting steps toward platform. RIC III 1517 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 304-17/14. VF, dark brown surfaces. Rare.
Ex Pegasi Auctions XXXVIII (22 May 2018), lot 530.