Commodus AV Aureus. Rome, AD 186-187. M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate and draped bust to right / HILAR AVG P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V P P, Hilaritas, draped, standing to left, holding branch in right hand and long palm in left. RIC III 150 var. (also cuirassed); C. -; BMCRE 210 note; Biaggi 992 var. (also cuirassed, same rev. die); Calicó 2263a (same dies). 7.22g, 20mm, 12h.
Mint State; perfectly centered. Extremely Rare with this bust type.
From the Altstetten Collection, kept in the vault of Crédit Suisse Geneva (documentation available upon request) since 26 November 1969.
Price realized | 16'000 GBP |
Starting price | 7'500 GBP |
Estimate | 12'500 GBP |