Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 1597. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004.  Sold For $2200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

COMMODUS. 177-192 AD. Æ Sestertius (28.65 gm). Struck 192 AD. Laureate head right / HERCVLI ROMANO AVG, Hercules standing left, holding club and lion's skin, crowning trophy. RIC III 640; MIR 18, 859-6/30; BMCRE 714; Cohen 203. Near EF, wonderful dark red-brown patina. Choice portrait. ($1500)