30047: Commodus (AD 177-192). AV aureus (21mm, 7.09 gm
Commodus (AD 177-192). AV aureus (21mm, 7.09 gm, 12h). NGC Choice MS 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, AD 180. L AVREL COM-MODVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Commodus left, seen from behind / TR P V•IMP IIII-COS II P•P, Victory seated right, patera in outstretched right hand, palm in left. RIC III 8b. Calicó 2343 (same obverse die). Ex George W. La Borde Collection of Roman Aurei Part I (Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 91, 23 May 2016), lot 29; Bank Leu, Auction 13 (29 April 1991), lot 455; Numismatica Genevensis S.A., Auction IV (11-12 December 2006), lot 187 HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
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Commodus (AD 177-192). AV aureus (21mm, 7.09 gm, 12h). NGC Choice MS 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, AD 180. L AVREL COM-MODVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Commodus left, seen from behind / TR P V•IMP IIII-COS II P•P, Victory seated right, patera in outstretched right hand, palm in left. RIC III 8b. Calicó 2343 (same obverse die). Ex George W. La Borde Collection of Roman Aurei Part I (Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 91, 23 May 2016), lot 29; Bank Leu, Auction 13 (29 April 1991), lot 455; Numismatica Genevensis S.A., Auction IV (11-12 December 2006), lot 187 HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved