ANCIENT THEMES. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Cast “Medallion” (40.5mm, 42.70 g, 6h). Paduan type. Mid quality cast after Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570). VF.Electronic Auction 559 World Medals, Bronze Sold For $ 70. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ANCIENT THEMES. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ Cast “Medallion” (40.5mm, 42.70 g, 6h). Paduan type. Mid quality cast after Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570). · M · COMMODVS.ANTONI NVS · AVG · PIVS · BRIT ·, laureate, draped and cuirassed busts to right / · P · M · TR · P · X IMP VI · COS · II · P · P., SALVS in exergue, Salus seated on a throne to left, feeding a snake from a patera held in her right hand; to left, statue of Bacchus right on pillar and vine, around which the snake is entwined. Johnson & Martini 1774-8. Brown surfaces, roughness, cleaning marks. VF. |