DECAPOLIS, Philadelphia. Commodus. As Caesar, AD 166-177. Æ (22mm, 9.57 g, 6h). Struck AD 175-7. Bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Draped and veiled bust of Asteria right; star above head. Spijkerman 32 var. (bust type); RPC III 6648 var. (same); Rosenberger –; Cf. Roma E-Sale 2, lot 408 for same obverse die. Black patina with earthen deposits. Near VF. Very rare obverse type, not recorded by RPC but one other die match found in CoinArchives.
Ex Kenneth S. Abramowitz Collection.