Commodus. AD 177-192. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.82 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 182. NGC AU, 5/5, 4/5.

Electronic Auction 561
Lot: 653.
Closing Date: May 1 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Imperial, Silver

Estimate: $ 100

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Commodus. AD 177-192. AR Denarius (17mm, 2.82 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 182. M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG, laureate bust right, slight drapery / TR P VII IMP V COS III P P, Providentia standing left, holding wand over globe and long scepter. RIC III 44 var. (bust type); MIR 18, –; RSC 846 var. (same). In NGC encapsulation 6206039-024, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.

From the William B. Porter Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 398 (31 May 2017), lot 540.

MIR lists RIC III 44 as “Typ unbelegt” (type unused), which is obviously not correct.

Closing Date and Time: 1 May 2024 at 13:37:20 ET.

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