Roma Numismatics

Auction XXIII  –  24 - 25 March 2022

Roma Numismatics, Auction XXIII

Celtic, Greek, Roman and Byzantine Coins

Part 1: Th, 24.03.2022, from 2:00 PM CET
Part 2: Fr, 25.03.2022, from 2:00 PM CET
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Description

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.

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Price realized 16'000 GBP
Starting price 7'500 GBP
Estimate 12'500 GBP
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