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Nomos 24

22 May 2022
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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Estimate: 200 CHF
Current Price:  No Bids
Lot 415

Commodus, 177-192. Denarius (Silver, 17 mm, 2.80 g, 12 h), struck shortly before his assassination, Rome, 192. L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL Laureate head of Commodus to right. Rev. P M TR P XVII IMP VIII COS VII P P Pietas seated left on draped throne, extending her right hand to a child who clutches her knees, and holding a transverse scepter with her left; in the field to left, star. BMCRE 325. RIC 236. With a remarkably fine and unusually well-struck portrait of the increasingly mad emperor. Lightly toned. Two flan cracks, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.

Online bidding closes: 22 May 2022, 09:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 28 Mar 2024, 17:26:08 CET Remaining Time: Closed Current Price:Unsold

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