One of the cooler pieces of lot by catch this year! Commodus, as Caesar and Imperator AE 43mm medallion, 41.38g Silandus, Lydia Ca. 177 AD ΛVTO KΛI Λ AVPH KOMOΔOC, Laureate, Draped, and Cuirassed bust of Commodus Right EΠI APXIEPEΩC, TATIANOV • •/CIΛANΔEΩN/K • APX, Commodus driving Biga right, Victory flying above, presenting wreath I knew it was a big old provincial of Commodus, but for some reason I assumed it was more in the 30-35mm range, not 43! Seller photo: There are a few better examples of the type floating around out there: https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=153107 https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=70326 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1160517 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1372231 According to the description at CNG, the use of the title AVT but not CEB indicates that the medallion was minted after Commodus was granted the title of Imperator in late 176, but before he was elevated to full co-emperor in 177, and was likely in celebration of the triumph held in December 176 following a peace treaty with the German tribes. And silly me - I thought this would be an easy one to part with! Post anything related! Any other medallions out there?
I am surprised that they said AVT rather than AVTO (sic) which abbreviates the word Autokrator which translates Imperator rather than transliterating it. I'm no expert but I think they are overthinking it assuming that the lack of CEB means that it was before he was Augustus. The coin below is from a different place and lacks CEB while showing an older portrait. The legend begins AVtokrator Kaisar. Roman rules do not always hold in the provinces. I suspect research will produce many more examples. Pautalia
