Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 1559. Estimate $2000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 June 2006.  Sold For $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Sestertius (21.85 g, 1h). Struck AD 184. Laureate head right / Victory seated right on rock, holding palm in right hand, shield set on left knee, two shields on ground behind; VICT BRIT in exergue. RIC III 440; MIR 18, 653-6/30; Banti 484. Good VF, green patina, small flan crack, minor roughness.

From the Andrew Wayne Collection. Ex Spink 160 (9-10 October 2002), lot 870.

During the reign of Commodus, a serious revolt erupted in Britain in 184, the causes of which are uncertain. The revolt was quickly put down, and a series of coins was struck to commemorate the event.