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Commodus. AD 177-192. AV Aureus (20.5mm, 7.23 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 185. Good VF.
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Triton XXVIII
Live bidding began Jan 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM EST
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Commodus. AD 177-192. AV Aureus (20.5mm, 7.23 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 185. COMM • ANT AVG • P • BRIT, bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right / P M TR P • X • IMP VII COS IIII P P, VIRT • AVG in exergue, Commodus, in short tunic, with cloak flying behind him, on horse rearing right, brandishing javelin in right hand at panther pacing left before him. RIC III 114; MIR 18, 666-2/18 corr. (TR P number); Calicó 2362 (this coin illustrated); BMCRE 168; Biaggi 1024 (this coin); Mazzini 956. Some scratches on reverse, edge scrapes and marks. Good VF. Very rare. Click here for a video presentation on this collection.
From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex McLendon Collection (Christie’s, 12, June 1993), lot 156; Leu 30 (28 April 1982), lot 392; Leo Biaggi De Blasys Collection; Niklovitz Collection (L. Hamburger [76], 19 October 1925), lot 1157; Prince Windisch-Graetz Collection.
The final winners of all Triton XXVIII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 14-15 January 2025.
Triton XXVIII – Session Three – Lot 558–829 will be held Wednesday morning, 15 January 2025 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
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From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex McLendon Collection (Christie’s, 12, June 1993), lot 156; Leu 30 (28 April 1982), lot 392; Leo Biaggi De Blasys Collection; Niklovitz Collection (L. Hamburger [76], 19 October 1925), lot 1157; Prince Windisch-Graetz Collection.
The final winners of all Triton XXVIII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 14-15 January 2025.
Triton XXVIII – Session Three – Lot 558–829 will be held Wednesday morning, 15 January 2025 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
We recognize that our users may have various Internet Browsers and Operating Systems. We like our visitors to have the best possible experience when using our bidding platform. However, we do recognize that it is impossible to develop applications that work identically, efficiently and effectively on all web browsers. The CNG bidding platform supports the latest stable major version and stable previous version of Chrome and Firefox.
