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LOT 3355
Commodus AE 22mm of Satala, Armenia AD 177-192.
[IMP CAES COMMODO AVG], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right, seen from rear / LEG XV, three military standards; the middle one surmounted by eagle on thunderbolt. RPC IV.3 Online 10431; Fox, Tale Cm-C1a; Dandrow, Satala Type II. Good Fine. Extremely rare; only three examples cited by RPC Online and one example on CoinArchives.(5.14gr, 22mm, 4h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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