Abydos (AD 166-177) AE 35 - Commodus

Commodus, Caesar, 166-177 AD. AE35 (27.95g). Î‘Î¥ Îš Î‘Î™Î› Î‘Î¥Î¡Î— - ÎšÎŸÎœÎŸÎ”ÎŸÎ£ Î“Î•Î¡, draped and laureate bust right / Î•Î Î™ Î‘Î¡Î§ Î‘Î™Î› ZÎ©Î™Î›ÎŸÎ¥, Alexander the Great, backed by more soldiers on two galleys, giving orders to attack; on the background turret with trumpeter giving the signal on long salpinx. Second known example. Red brown patina, minor smoothing, gVF.

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City/Mint name:	Abydos
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Keywords:	roman / bronze
References:	SNG Copenhagen - ; BMC - ; SNG von Aulock - ; Slg. Missere â€“
Valuation:	Gorny Auc. 164 (3/2008), lot 295 (est. $9,000; unsold)
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