Commodus. Sestertius; Commodus; 177-192 AD, Rome, 192 AD, Sestertius, 26.92g. BM-708, pl. 110.12 (same obv. die); C-593 (25 Fr., same obv. die as Cohen's engraving). Obv: L AEL AVREL CO - MM AVG P FEL Bust laureate, draped r. Rx: P M TR P [XVII] - IMP VIII [COS VII P P] around, S [C] in exergue, Togate Commodus standing l., crowned by Victory standing behind him, and clasping r. hands over an altar with Serapis standing before him, who is accompanied by Isis holding a sistrum. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection, acquired from Baldwin's, Feb. 1972. Our piece may share its reverse die with Kaiser-Raiss, Commodus, pl. 27.3. gEF
Price realized | 1'450 USD |
Starting price | 1'595 USD |
Estimate | 1'750 USD |