RPC IV.4, 3572

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 3572
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Issue Year ΛΓ = 33
Dating AD 192/3
Obverse inscription Λ ΑΙΛ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜ ΕΥϹΕ ϹΕ ΕΥΤΥ
Edition Λούκιος Αἴλιος Αὐρήλιος Κόμμοδος Εὐσεβὴς Σεβαστὸς Εὐτυχής Λ(ούκιος) Αἴλ(ιος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Κόμ(μοδος) Εὐσε(βὴς) Σε(βαστὸς) Εὐτυ(χής)
Translation Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus Pious Augustus Fortunate
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus, right
Reverse inscription ΡωΜΑΙωΝ ΗΡΑΚΛΕΑ [L] ΛΓ
Edition Ῥωμαίων Ἡρακλέα ἔτους λγʹ Ῥωμαίων Ἡρακλέα (ἔτους) λγʹ
Translation for Heracles of the Romans, of year 33
Reverse design emperor (Commodus) as Heracles, laureate-headed, nude, lion skin over arm, seated, left, on cuirass and shield, holding Nike and club
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 12.75 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 1411
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note Some V forms.
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1864,1118.584 BMC 1411, pl. VI (rev.)
2 2     ✸ CNG EA 428, 5 Sept. 2018, lot 314