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Auction 114  6-7 May 2019
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Lot 742

Estimate: 3000 CHF
Price realized: 5000 CHF
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The Roman Empire

Commodus augustus, 177 – 192. Medallion 192, Æ 74.11 g. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. Commodus, holding patera over tripod in r. hand and roll in l., standing l., facing Felicitas standing facing, head r., holding in r. hand long caduceus and cornucopiae in l.; in l. field, youthful victimarius standing r., holding in r. hand sacrificial axe and rope with which he leads bull in l. C 572. Gnecchi 112.
Very rare. A very impressive bi-metallic medallion, fracture of the flan in corrispondence of
the junction of the metals , otherwise about very fine
Ex Münzhandlung Basel 3, 1935, 609 and Schulman 243, 1966, J. Graham, 2481 sales.

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