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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 4520659, member: 85693&quot;]This &quot;trophy&quot; just came in the mail yesterday, from a lot of seven ex-Littleton Coin ancients.&nbsp; I have quite a few ex-Littletons - I think they wind up on eBay from estates.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is pretty worn, but rather scarce - a DE GERM issue from 177 A.D. showing a very young, beardless Commodus, on the reverse, a trophy with two dejected Germans.&nbsp; I had some trouble with attribution, as you can see from my notes.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1119898[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Commodus&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Æ Sestertius </b></p><p><b>(177 A.D.)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </b></p><p><b>Rome Mint </b></p><p>IM[P L A]VREL C[OM]MODVS AV[G GERM SARM], laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / [TR P II COS P P S-C], [D]E GERM in exergue, two captives</p><p>seated at foot of trophy.</p><p>RIC 1556 (Aurelius).</p><p>(21.71 grams / 31 x 29 mm)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Attribution Note:</b></p><p>RIC 1555 and 1556 are similar, but for obverse inscription; AVG comes after COMMODVS on 1556, which seems to be the case here, but inscription is very worn.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a Sarmatian type like this, but GERM seems to be on reverse here (maybe not?).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1119899[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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