RPC IV.2, 110 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 110 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Troas
City Ilium
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Caesar)
Issue bare Commodus (youthful) with Αὐτοκράτωρ title
Dating probably 176–177, otherwise 176–179
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Λ ΑΥ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΙΛΙΕΩΝ
Reverse design bust of Athena wearing aegis, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 6
Reference Bellinger T 174 and 180, von Fritze, Ilion 74, BMC 59
Specimens 8 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.43944 Bellinger T 174, pl. 8
2 2     L: BMC 59, pl. XII.13 (rev.) Bellinger T 180, pl. 8 (rev.) = von Fritze, Ilion 74, Beilage 64 (rev.) = Kraft, p. 160, pl. 55.11
3 3     St Petersburg
4 4     P: 753
5 5     ✸ vA 7614, reverse with signs of tooling
6 6     B: (Löbb)
7 7     Private coll., Baton Rouge
8 8     Lanz 149 (24/06/2010), 426 = Gorny & Mosch 195 (07/03/2011), 333