Details
LOT 3102
Commodus AR Denarius. AD 177-192.
Rome mint; struck AD 191-192. L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, laureate head to right / HERCVLI ROMANO AVG, Hercules standing to left, holding club and lion skin, crowning trophy. RIC 254a. Very Fine.(1.99gr, 17mm, 12h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found on various UK sites since 1974;
Property of an Essex collector.
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