447, Lot: 471. Estimate $100. Sold for $75. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Commodus. As Caesar, AD 166-177. Æ Sestertius (31mm, 21.84 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck under Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, AD 177. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / DE GERMANIS in exergue, pile of arms: cuirass, shields of various shapes, spears, vexillum, and carnyces. RIC III 1570 (Aurelius); MIR 18, 398-16/37; Banti 34. Green and red-brown patina, smoothed, some shallow scratches and roughness. Good Fine.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 142 (28 June 2006), lot 134.