PISIDIA. Tityassus. Commodus, 177-192. Assarion (Bronze, 18 mm, 3.19 g, 6 h). ΑΥT ΚΑΙ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Commodus to right, seen from behind. Rev. ΤΙΤΥΑϹϹΕΩΝ Tyche standing front, head to left, holding rudder in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left. RPC IV.3 online 8076. Von Aulock, Pisidien II, 2237-8. Extremely rare. Somewhat rough and with minor deposits, otherwise, nearly very fine.



The coin was described in both previous CNG auctions as a (common) issue of Scythian Tyras, although neither the style nor the legends support this attribution. In reality, it is an extremely rare issue from Pisidian Tityassus, with only two examples known to date.