Auction Catalogue

15 February 2017

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A Distinguished Collection of Roman Bronze Coins, the Property of a Gentleman

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Lot

№ 131

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15 February 2017

Hammer Price:
£8,000

Roman Imperial Coinage, Commodus, Sestertius, Rome, 177, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, imp l avrel commodvs avg germ sarm, rev. tr p ii cos p p, pile of arms including cuirass, shields, spears, vexillum and carnyces, s c in field, de germanis in exergue, 25.56g (RIC Marcus Aurelius 1570; C 79; Sear 5740). Good very fine, smooth tan patina £600-800

Provenance: A. Bougon Collection, Clément Platt Auction (Paris), 18-19 November 1935, lot 291.

This reverse commemorates the triumph over the Germans and Sarmatians. According to Lampridius, the celebrations took place in Rome on 23 December 176