Watch List notes:

Commodus, 177-192. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.52 g, 12 h), Rome, 179. L AVREL COMMODVS AVG Laureate head of Commodus to right. Rev. TR P IIII IMP III COS II P P Victory seated left, holding patera in her right hand and palm frond in her left. BMC 801. Cohen 775. MIR 457-14/30. RIC 666 corr. (bust type). A nicely toned example with a splendid portrait. Struck from a somewhat worn reverse die, otherwise, extremely fine.


From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang, ex Hirsch 253, 27 September 2007, 2849 (part of) and from the collection of Dr. Ehrle.