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LOT 3436

Commodus, as Caesar, AE 25mm of Amphipolis, Macedon. AD 166-177.

ΑΥΤΟ Λ ΑV ΚΟΜΟΔΟС ΚΑΙСΑΡ, bareheaded and draped bust to right / ΑΜΦΙΠΟΛЄΙΤΩΝ, Tyche enthroned to left, holding phiale. RPC IV.1 Online 4243 (temporary); BMC 115. Very Fine. Scarce.(10.65gr, 25mm, 12h.).

Provenance

Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 71, 28 May 2020, lot 733 (company's ticket included).
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, E-Sale 86, 8 July 2021, lot 724 (company's ticket included).
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 390, 1 February 2017, lot 318 (company's ticket included).
Property of a London antiquarian.

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LOT 3436

Commodus, as Caesar, AE 25mm of Amphipolis, Macedon.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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