The George W. La Borde Collection of Roman Aurei Part I
THE ROMAN EMPIRE
Commodus augustus, 180 – 192
Aureus 184, AV 7.29 g. M·COMM·ANTON – AVG PIVS BRIT Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. VOT·SVSC·DEC·P·M·TR P VIIII·IMP VII· Commodus, veiled, standing l., sacrificing over tripod. In exergue, COS IIII P P. C 1002. RIC 99b. BMC –, 150 note. Calico 2367.
An attractive portrait struck in high relief on a very broad flan.
Virtually as struck and almost Fdc
Provenance
Sold by Numismatic Lanz, auction 74, Munich, 20 November 1995, lot 571.
William H. Williams Collection sold by Numismatica Ars Classica, auction 31 (”An American Collector”), Zurich, 26 October 2005, lot 63.