Roman Silver & Bronze
Lot 3497 Session 12 (11.30am Friday) Roman Silver & Bronze
Estimate $140
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SOLD $100
COMMODUS, (A.D. 177-192), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued A.D. 184, (2.940 grams), obv. laureate head of Commodus to right, around [M] COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS, rev. around P M TR P VIIII IMP VII COS IIII P P, modius containing corn ears, (cf.S.5675, RIC 94, RSC 468). Bright, nearly extremely fine/good very fine and scarce.
The Reka Devnia hoard of 81,044 silver coins contained 3146 coins of Commodus, but only 10 coins of this variety.
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