A beautifully patinated sestertius of Commodus
Lot 1215
Commodus, 177-192. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 29 mm, 17.83 g, 6 h), Rome, 184. M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG PIVS Laureate head of Commodus to right. Rev. ANN AVG P M TR P VIIII IMP VI [COS IIII] P P / S - C Annona standing front, head to left, holding small figure of Concordia (?) in her right hand and cornucopiae in her left; to left, modius with four grain ears; to right, ship's stern with two oarsmen. BMC 523. Cohen 15. MIR 628-6/30. RIC 407. A beautiful coin with a very attractive brown patina. Minor deposits, otherwise, about extremely fine.

From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang, ex Numismatica Ars Classica 54, 24 March 2010, 1189.
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