TROAS, Ilium. Commodus. As Caesar, AD 166-177. Æ (30mm, 14.37 g, 12h). Struck circa AD 176-177. VF.CNG Feature Auction 127 Roman Provincial, Bronze, Coin-in-Hand Video Sold For $ 7 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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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. |