Ancients
Commodus (AD 177-192). AE dupondius (26mm, 13.13 gm, 5h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 4/5. Rome, AD 192. L AEL AVREL CO-MM AVG P FEL, radiate and draped bust of Commodus right / P M TR P XVII IMP VIII COS VII P P S C, Victory advancing left, wreath in outstretched right hand, palm in left. RIC III -. For a similar type, cf. RIC III 625 (as). Of the highest rarity; unlisted and with no specimens in sales archives. The as previously listed also has no examples in sales archives. A fantastic bold portrait with an even dark patina.
From the Historical Scholar Collection
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