RPC IV.4, 3479

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 3479
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Issue Year ΚƐ = 25
Dating AD 184/5
Obverse inscription Μ Α(Υ) ΚΟ(Μ) ΑΝΤω ϹΕΒ ΕΥϹΕΒ(ΗϹ)
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Κόμ(μοδος) Ἀντω(νῖνος) Σεβ(αστὸς) Εὐσεβής
Translation Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus Pious
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus, right
Reverse inscription L ΚΕ
Edition (ἔτους) κεʹ
Translation of year 25
Reverse design Nike advancing, left, holding wreath and palm-branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 8.17 g
Axis 12
Reference D 3925, DS 9646
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 2: same obv. die as 3485/1. 4: same obv. die as 3472/1, 3473/2, 3475/1–3, 3482/1. 4: same rev. die as 3448/1–2.
Note On the reverse die of https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/118884 the date was recut from year 24.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     O: HCR34429
2 2     CNG EA 302, 8 May 2013, lot 298
3 3     Dattari = D 3925
4 4     ✸ DS 9646 = Aiello