Details
LOT 3381
Commodus AR Denarius. AD 188-189. Rome mint.
M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate head to right / MART PAC P M TR P XIIII COS V P P, Mars standing to left, holding branch and spear. RIC III 175; BMCRE 256; RSC 350. Very Fine.(3.47gr, 19mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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