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189 NGC VF Commodus Alexandria Egypt Tetradrachm Helios Sun God Head (21092004C)
$ 105.07
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Description
Very Fine Roman Egypt billon tetradrachm coin.Struck for Emperor Commodus, son of Marcus Aurelius.
Minted in the Emperor's 30th Alexandrian year = 189/190 CE.
Emmett: 2543/30.
Certified by NGC to VF.
Obverse: laureate head of emperor facing right.
Reverse: Head of Helios facing right wearing radiate spiked crown, surrounded by date letters L Lambda = 30.
This was the only year that Commodus issue the Helios head reverse type.
Helios was the Greek Sun God.