RPC IV.2, 10380 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 10380 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Cyzicus
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Dating c. 192
Obverse inscription [ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΙ ΑΥ ΚΟ]ΜΜΟΔΟϹ ΑΥΓ ϹΕΒ ΕΥϹ [ΕΥΤ ΡΩΜΑΙΟϹ ΗΡΑΚΛΗϹ]
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Λούκιος Αἴλιος Αὐρήλιος Κόμμοδος Αὔγουστος Σεβαστὸς Εὐσεβὴς Εὐτυχὴς Ῥωμαῖος Ἡρακλῆς Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αἴ(λιος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Κόμμοδος Αὔγ(ουστος) Σεβ(αστὸς) Εὐσ(εβὴς) Εὐτ(υχὴς) Ῥωμαῖος Ἡρακλῆς
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus Augustus Pius Fortunate Roman Hercules
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus (long and wide beard) wearing lion skin, right, seen from front; to left, club
Reverse inscription ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕΟΚΟΡ[ΩΝ]
Edition Κυζικηνῶν νεοκόρων Κυζικηνῶν νεοκόρων
Translation of the Cyzicenes, neocorate
Reverse design Demeter(?) standing in biga drawn by two panthers, right, holding long torch(?); behind on left, Maenad advancing, right, holding tympanum; behind on right, Pan advancing, left, raising arm, holding pedum; to right, Eros(?) advancing, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 43 mm
Average weight 29.18 g
Axis 6
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Florence: Inv. 35726/14 S. Bani, M. Benci and A. Vanni, I Medaglioni Provinciali e i Contorniati Romani nelle raccolte del Monetiere del Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Firenze. Vol. II (Florence, 2012), 24, no. 17 = Williams, Florence (Mysia) no. 17, cast at the Griechisches Münzwerk, Berlin