Classical Numismatic Group, LLC
Electronic Auction 511 9 Mar 2022
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LESBOS, Mytilene. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ (42mm, 43.96 g, 6h). Apelles II Menemachou, strategos. Struck circa AD 180-182. ΑVΤΟ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟС
, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / ΕΠΙ СΤΡ ΑΠΕΛΛΟVС Β ΜΕΝΕΜΑΧΟV ΜVΤΙΛΗΝΑΙΩΝ, Commodus, holding palm frond, in quadriga left, led by soldier to left holding signum; in background above, trophy on base with two captives. RPC IV.2 Online 2932; SNG München 799; Prowe III 801. Stripped brown surfaces, some scratches and marks, pit on reverese. Near VF. Rare. A large and impressive provincial bronze.
, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front / ΕΠΙ СΤΡ ΑΠΕΛΛΟVС Β ΜΕΝΕΜΑΧΟV ΜVΤΙΛΗΝΑΙΩΝ, Commodus, holding palm frond, in quadriga left, led by soldier to left holding signum; in background above, trophy on base with two captives. RPC IV.2 Online 2932; SNG München 799; Prowe III 801. Stripped brown surfaces, some scratches and marks, pit on reverese. Near VF. Rare. A large and impressive provincial bronze.