Ancients => ummm, Commodus => hey, why did you call this meeting again?

Yah, I admit this was a total-total-total impulse buy!!

NOTE: I have often admired this coin-type, but it's usually been too rich for my blood ... but today, I merely lay like a cheetah in the reeds and then pounced at this low-bid

=> *sprrrooiinngg!!*

Sure, maybe the $300 estimate was high, but I decided to scoop it up for $190

=> "hello, impulse-buy ... my new friend"


Commodus. Æ Sestertius
177-192 AD
Rome mint. Struck AD 181
Diameter: 31 mm
Weight: 25.21 grams
Obverse: Laureate head right
Reverse: Commodus seated left on curule chair set on daïs; attendant standing behind him; before him, Liberalitas stands to left, holding tessera and cornucopia; citizen on left mounting steps toward platform
Reference: RIC III 310; MIR 18, 511-6/30; Banti 188
Other: 6h … green patina, light earthen deposits





Yah, I absolutely "love" adding these big, fat Sestertii to my flock!!

=> yummy-yummy ... at 31 mm & 25 grams (that's one plump lil' sister!!) ...

Apparently, I'm a bit of a chubby-chaser!!

 

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Nice man! Great score also.

 

Nice one, mine features commodus with a one on one meeting.


Commodus (177 - 192 A.D.)
AR Denarius
189 A.D
O: M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, Laureate head right.
R: PIETATI SENATVS, CVPP, Commodus standing right, holding roll, clasping hands with senator standing left, holding scepter.
Rome mint
RIC III 194 cor, RSC II 408
3.649g

 

He called the meeting to hand out sestertii no doubt. I like this type as well, but I've also been put off by the cost of acquiring one that shows sufficient detail on the reverse. I think yours is definitely a bargain at $190 since you've got all the elements of the scene.

 

Thanks guys ... man, I love hearing coin-compliments (who doesn't, right?)

Oh, and nice denarius, Mat (super cool coin)

=> "please" feel free to add any coins, or twisted photos, or yuck-yuck jokes, or extremely intellectual quips ... I never get tired of hearing from you awesome comrades!!

Cheers, my super-cool coin friends!!

Ummm, yah ... kinda like brother Mat, I also have another pretty cool Commodus example (enjoy)


Commodus AE as
Rome mint
177-192 AD
Diameter: 25 mm
Weight: 11.55 grams
Obverse: Commodus bust right wearing lion’s skin: L.AEL.AVREL.COMM.AVG.P.FEL
Reverse: Very interesting reverse with the following legend HERCVL / ROMAN / AVGV ... in three lines, divided by club, all within wreath
Other: Nice tone, better in hand!!! … Very scarce

 

I thought that the last one was his version of the Baseball coin.

 

For the money, you got a nice reverse but I suspect that the other bidders held the obverse against the coin more than you did. Compare to mine which has a less clear and complete reverse but a smoother surfaced obverse. In this case, I'd think the reverse to be more important but many people who collect these things like portraits.


My matching as has patina points. The same thing in a sestertius would be too expensive for my humble collection. You need to find the sestertius with the other reverse (bow case - like my denarius). They are real lookers.

 

You just can't help yourself, can ya? Another great coin. Will you adopt me? Of course I will most probably kick the ol bucket long before ya, but, hey, ya never know, right?

 

I'm not sure the Romans played any sort of game akin to baseball but who knows? Bronze balls, lead bats, and if you struck out you were fed to the lions?

There are various ball games attested to by contemporary writers, however, one of which was called Trigon - a triangular juggling game.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigon_(game)

 

=> yah, eventually it evolved into flaming hot potato full of molten gold!!

 

I enjoy this type and yours is a nice one, Steve.
I have the Marcus Aurelius version which features him and Commodus on the reverse.
The coin is still valiantly trying to re-acquire a patina.

 

This is an as from an earlier scene of liberality while Commodus was still Caesar.

 

Nice grab! Gotta love those large Aes

 

Love it Steve, love it.very cool reverse..

 

Very nice Commodus Sestertius Stevex6! Here's mine, which has seen some serious wear.

Commodus; 184 AD
AE Sestertius, 28mm/22.6g
OBV: M COMMODVS ANTON AVG PIVS BRIT; Head laureate right
REV: VOTA SVCEP DECEN P M TRP VIIII IMP VII; Commodus, togate, standing left sacrificing over a tripod, SC across fields.
(RIC 441, Cohen 988)

 

i dig the chubby ones, love those fat and phat coins! bet it feels sweet in hand hu?

the bigger the coin flan
the deeper the quicksand
or so I have read.