TROAS, Ilium. Commodus. As Caesar, AD 166-177. Æ (30mm, 14.37 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 176-177. VF.

CNG Feature Auction 127
Lot: 353.
Closing Date: Sep 18 2024 11:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 3 000

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TROAS, Ilium. Commodus. As Caesar, AD 166-177. Æ (30mm, 14.37 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 176-177. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Ilus reclining right, looking toward figure of Zeus descending from heavens, holding Palladium in right hand and scepter in left; to right, cow suspended from tree, being sacrificed by a man who clutches its horn with left hand and holds a sacrificial knife in right. Bellinger –; Amandry, Ilium p. 212, type E; RPC IV.2 Online 9211.2 (this coin); von Fritze, Ilion –. Dark brown patina, slight double strike, minor porosity and metal flaws, some details enhanced. VF. Extremely rare, one of two known. RPC plate coin.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 97 (17 September 2014), lot 472 (hammer $6,830).


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