RPC IV.4, 3419

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 3419
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Issue Year ΚΓ = 23
Dating AD 182/3
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΜ(ΟΔ) ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ Ϲ(ΕΒ)
Edition Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Κόμμοδος Ἀντωνῖνος Σεβαστός Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Κόμμοδ(ος) Ἀντωνῖνος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus, right
Reverse inscription L ΚΓ
Edition ἔτους κγʹ (ἔτους) κγʹ
Translation of year 23
Reverse design kalathos on throne
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 8.90 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference D 3953, DS 9663?, 9664
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 2, 4–5: same pair of dies. 2, 4–5: same obv. die as 3426/1, 3. 2, 4–5: same rev. die as 3429/1–2.
Note The Γ of the date is clear on some specimens. The second numeral of the date on https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/coin/117998 and https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/coin/112872, which share a reverse die, is illegible. These coins share an obverse die which was certainly used in year 23, so dating to year 23 is plausible. This is not certain as they also share their reverse die with a coin of Crispina https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/25630, the obverse die of which was otherwise used for year 22. As there are no coins of the kalathos on throne type certainly from year 22, year 23 remains more likely.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: Fox
2 2     NY: 1944.100.61901
3 3     ✸ A: D 2260B / 1896/7, IA 592/1014
4 4     A: D 2277 / 3428 Demetrio 2277 corr.?, pl. XXVII
5 5     Aiello = DS 9663