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Coin ID #10142

Elaia (AD 177-192) AE 41 - Commodus

Commodus, 177-192 AD. AE41 - Medallion (42.73g, 6h). L(ucius) Castrichinus, strategus for the second time. Struck circa 188 AD. AV KAI ΛV AIΛ AVP KOMMOΔOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / CTPA Λ KA[C] TPICX ЄINOV, ЄΛAITΩN/[T]O B in two lines in exergue, Athena, holding serpent-entwined olive tree, seated right, and Zeus, holding patera and scepter, enthroned left, vis-à-vis. EF, wonderful green patina with earthen overtones, slight shift strike on reverse.

File information
Filename:92000696.jpg
City/Mint name:Elaia
Keywords:roman / bronze
References:SNG von Aulock 1613; cf. Mionnet Supp. VI 210
Valuation:CNG Triton XVI (1/2013), lot 696 ($12,000 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com
Filesize:98 KiB
Date added:Feb 08, 2013
Dimensions:800 x 387 pixels
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