Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 168 | Auction date: 11 July 2007 |
Lot number: 115 | |
Lot description: Roman Provincial IONIA, Miletus. Commodus. AD 177-192. Æ 32mm (17.55 g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Legend in five lines within laurel wreath. BMC Ionia -; SNG von Aulock 2109; SNG Copenhagen -. VF, dark green patina, light roughness. From the J.S. Wagner Collection. The reverse marks the Didymeia and Kommodeia festivals and games, honoring the shrine of Apollo at Didyma and the elevation of Commodus to Augustus in AD 177. Estimate: $150 |