Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2013 NYINC Sale - Ebert Part II & Sess. C 12 January 2013
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COMMODUS, A.D. 177-192. Sestertius (26.35 gms), Rome Mint, A.D. 177.
RIC-(M. Aurelius) 1579. Laureate and draped bust of Commodus, right. Castor standing left, holding spear and placing hand on head of horse standing left behind him. Well rendered, youthful portraiture. Dark brown patina with hints of red and green. A few light areas of corrosion and light smoothing. VERY RARE reverse type.EXTREMELY FINE.
Estimate: $400
COMMODUS, A.D. 177-192. Sestertius (26.35 gms), Rome Mint, A.D. 177.
RIC-(M. Aurelius) 1579. Laureate and draped bust of Commodus, right. Castor standing left, holding spear and placing hand on head of horse standing left behind him. Well rendered, youthful portraiture. Dark brown patina with hints of red and green. A few light areas of corrosion and light smoothing. VERY RARE reverse type.EXTREMELY FINE.
Estimate: $400