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LOT 3112

Commodus AE 20mm of Petra, Decapolis. AD 177-192.

ΑΥΤ ΚΟΜΜΟΔ ΑΝΤധΝΙΝΟϹ, laureate head to right / ΑΔΡ ΠЄΤΡΑ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛ, turreted and veiled head of Tyche to right, set on eagle standing facing, head to right, with wings displayed. RPC IV.3, 6632 (temporary); Spijkerman 25a; Sofaer 22. Near Very Fine.(6.27gr, 20mm, 5h.).

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

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LOT 3112

Commodus AE 20mm of Petra, Decapolis.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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