Commodus, AE38 of Ilion, Troas, 2.89 gr. 180-192 AD.

AV KAI M AVRH KOMMODOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
ILIEWN in exergue, Ganymede, wearing Phrygian helmet, 
seated left on pile of rocks, giving cup to eagle who 
grasps it with his left claw and drinks from it; tree
in background to left. 
Bellinger T186; Von Fritze, 76; SNG Copenhagen 411; Cornell 101 (this coin). 

Good VF, dark green patina with light earthen encrustation around the devices, some corrosion. ($6000)

From the David Simpson Collection. Ex Bank Leu Auktion 30 (28 April 1982), lot 395. 
Sale: Triton V, Lot: 1719. Estimate $6000. 
16 January 2002. 
Sold For $5500.

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