Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 355 | Auction date: 15 July 2015 |
Lot number: 398 | |
Lot description: EGYPT, Alexandria. Commodus. AD 177-192. BI Tetradrachm (24mm, 12.28 g, 12h). Dated RY 33 of Marcus Aurelius (AD 192). Laureate head right / ΡωΜΑΙωΝ Η[ΡΑΚΛΕΑ], Commodus as Herakles standing facing, head left, holding the Golden Apples of the Hesperides and leaning on club, lion skin draped over his right arm; behind him, Nike standing left, crowning him with her right hand, holding palm frond with her left; L ΛΓ (date) in exergue. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) –; K&G –; Emmett –. VF, dark gray-brown surfaces. Very rare. From the Hermanubis Collection. Apparently unpublished in the standard references with Nike standing behind Commodus. Estimate: 300 USD |