★ From the Tenby collection. Sold with original collector's ticket. ★

Commodus, 177-192 Denarius Rome 191-192, AR 17.00 mm., 3.02 g.
Laureate head r. Rev. PROVIDENTIAE AVG Commodus, as Hercules, standing front, head to l., placing his r. foot on prow and resting club on tree trunk with his l. hand, receiving bunch of grain ears from Africa standing to r. before him, wearing elephant-skin headdress and holding sistrum in her l. hand; at her feet, lion standing r. BMC 356. C 643. RIC 259.

Old cabinet tone. Weakly struck on reverse, otherwise Good Very fine

From the Tenby collection. Sold with original collector's ticket.