Watch List notes:

ANCIENT COINS. Roman Coins. Mint of Rome unless otherwise stated. Commodus (A.D. 177-192), Gold Aureus, 7.28g, 12h.Struck as Caesar, A.D. 175-176.COMMODO CAES AVG FIL GERM SARM, bust of Commodus facing right, draped and cuirassed. Rev. SPES PVBLICA, Spes advancing left, holding a flower and raising her skirt (RIC (Marcus Aurelius) 620; Calicó 2333 (these dies); BMC 654; C 708).A beautiful portrait of fine style, struck on a broad flan, extremely fine and a superb example, with a fine old provenance.
Ex "Astronomer" and "Deceased Nobleman" Collections, Sotheby, London, 13 June 1906, lot 74
Ex Sotheby, Zürich, November 1986, lot 92
Ex M&M, Auction 75, Basel, 4 December 1989, lot 313
Ex Hess-Divo, Auction 307, Zürich, 7 June 2007, lot 1635
Part of the Aurora Collection.

Estimate: US$ 22,000