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 Î›V AIÎ› AVP KOMMOÎ”OC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / CTPA Î› KA[C] TPICX Ð„INOV, Ð„Î›AITÎ©N/[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-Ã -vis. EF, wonderful green patina with earthen overtones, slight shift strike on reverse.

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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)
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