Commodus, AE Sestertius. 177-192 AD. 24.54 gr. 

Obv: M COMMODVS ANTONINVS AVG PIVS, laureate and draped bust right
Rev: TRP VIII IMP VI COS IIII PP, Minerva advancing right, brandishing 
spear and holding shield. 

RIC 368b; MIR 18, 587-6/33; Banti 459. 

Good VF, green-brown patina.

Estimate: $1000

CNG Mailbid Sale 73 (Sept. 2006), lot 932.

Used with permission of CNG coins, www.cngcoins.com, Jan. 2007