JUDAEA, Sebaste. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ (33mm, 11.99 g, 7h). Dated CY 216 (AD 191/2). Good Fine.

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Lot: 485.
Closing Date: Jul 3 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 300

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JUDAEA, Sebaste. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ (33mm, 11.99 g, 7h). Dated CY 216 (AD 191/2). IMP C M ΛV COM ΛN, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / CEBACTH/NωN in two lines in exergue, Demeter, holding torch, driving biga of snakes left; to left, male figure standing facing, head right; Lς to upper left, IC to right. Apparently unpublished, but see Gemini VI, lot 766 for a coin of Caracalla from Sebaste with the same reverse type. Earthen green patina, some roughness. Good Fine. Extremely rare.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 84 (5 May 2010), lot 910.


Closing Date and Time: 3 July 2024 at 12:41:20 ET.

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