RPC IV.3, 5776 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 5776 (temporary)
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Cyrrhus
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, co-emperors
Dating 177–180
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑ ΛΟΥ ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟΝ (?)
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus (youthful), right
Reverse inscription ΔΙΟϹ ΚΑΤΕΒΑΤΟΥ ΚΥΡΡΗϹΤΩΝ Α (r. field)
Reverse design Zeus Kataibates seated on rock, left, holding thunderbolt (over eagle) and long sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 6, 12
Reference BMC 25–7, Cop 48
Specimens 9 (9 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 25
2 2     L: BMC 26, reverse probably without eagle
3 3     L: BMC 27
4 4     P: 1645
5 5     P: coll. Chandon de Briailles 1371, with traces of gold? cover, obverse legend obscure
6 6     B: (Fox)
7 7     Cop: 48
8 8     NY: 1961.154.28, on reverse Greek numeral obscure, thus attribution to this type uncertain; reverse probably without eagle
9 9     O