LYDIA, Thyateira. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ (35mm, 24.53 g, 1h). Marcus Aurelius Athenaios, strategos. Good Fine.

Keystone 17 – The W. Toliver Besson Collection
Lot: 110. Estimated: $ 150

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 375. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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LYDIA, Thyateira. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ (35mm, 24.53 g, 1h). Marcus Aurelius Athenaios, strategos. [AV K] M AVPH K[OMOΔOC], laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; c/m: laureate bust (of Caracalla?) right within incuse circle (two c/ms) / CTPA M AVP AΘHNAIOV ΘVATЄIPH/NΩN, river-god Lydos reclining left, resting elbow on urn from which water flows, holding tree; to left, bull butting right. Hochard –; Kurth –; RPC IV.2 Online –. For c/m: Howgego 93. Brown patina, porosity, scratches. Good Fine. Extremely rare and unpublished.

From the W. Toliver Besson Collection, purchased from Moneta, 15 April 2011.


Closing Date and Time: 22 July 2026 at 10:36:20 ET.



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