445, Lot: 462. Estimate $500. Sold for $360. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 26.40 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck 10 December AD 191- 9 December AD 192. Laureate head right / Pietas enthroned left, extending hand toward child standing before her and holding scepter; star to right. RIC III 611; MIR 18, 843-6/30; Banti 316. VF, dark green, almost black patina, some shallow cleaning scratches on reverse.
Ex Dr. V. J. A. Flynn Collection; Classical Numismatic Group 91 (19 September 2012), lot 917.