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Electronic Auction 531  25-26 Jan 2023
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Lot 1608

Estimate: 200 USD
Price realized: 160 USD
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ANCIENT THEMES. Commodus. AD 177-192. Cast Æ "Medallion" (42mm, 28.58 g, 12h). Paduan type. Later cast after an uncertain artist. M COMMODVS · ΛИTOИIИVS · PIVS · FELIX · ΛVG · BRIT, laureate and draped heroic bust right / P · M · TR · P · XII · IMP · VIII · COS · V · P · P ·, Tellus reclining left on basket beneath grape vine, holding celestial sphere; behind, three figures advancing right, each holding fruits, followed by Victory; TELLVS STABIL in exergue. Cf. Gnecchi 127 = Cohen 715; cf. MIR 18, 1123-1/37; cf. Banti 389; cf. Grueber 110; cf. Froehner p. 130; Tocci -; cf. Dressel 79; cf. Toynbee p. 93 (all ref. for rev.). Brown surfaces, minor roughness. Good VF.

From the Dr. Michael Slavin Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 70 (21 September 2005), lot 1275.
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