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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 4618946, member: 98035&quot;]One of the cooler pieces of lot by catch this year!</p><p><br /></p><p>Commodus, as Caesar and Imperator</p><p>AE 43mm medallion, 41.38g</p><p>Silandus, Lydia</p><p>Ca. 177 AD</p><p>ΛVTO KΛI Λ AVPH KOMOΔOC, Laureate, Draped, and Cuirassed bust of Commodus Right</p><p>EΠI APXIEPEΩC, TATIANOV • •/CIΛANΔEΩN/K • APX, Commodus driving Biga right, Victory flying above, presenting wreath</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1143728[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>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!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1143730[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Seller photo:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1143741[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>There are a few better examples of the type floating around out there:</p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=153107" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=153107" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=153107</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=70326" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=70326" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=70326</a></p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1160517" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1160517" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1160517</a></p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1372231" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1372231" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1372231</a></p><p><br /></p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p>And silly me - I thought this would be an easy one to part with!</p><p><br /></p><p>Post anything related! Any other medallions out there?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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