Commodus (177-192), Denarius, Rome, 191-2, 2.96g, 17mm. Laureate head right / Commodus, as Hercules, standing right with foot on prow, resting club on tree trunk and holding thunderbolt, clasping hands with Africa who wears elephant-skin headdress and stands right holding sistrum; to her feet, a lion. RIC III 259a; RSC 643. Very fine, rare.
Price realized | -- |
Starting price | 40 GBP |
Estimate | 50 GBP |