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LOT 3632
Commodus AR Denarius Struck AD 189. Rome mint.
[M] COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT P P, laureate head to right / SEC ORB P M TR P [XIIII] COS V DES VI, Securitas seated to left on throne, holding globe. RIC III 190; MIR 18, 788-4/30; RSC 695. Near Very Fine.(2.66gr, 18mm, 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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LOT 3632
Commodus AR Denarius
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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