RPC IV.2, 11222 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 11222 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Cyzicus
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Magistrate Naevius Quintus Maximus (strategos)
Alliance with Smyrna
Issue ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟС
Dating c. 180–182
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥ[Ρ]Η ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρή(λιος) Κόμμοδος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus (short beard) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ] ΝΑΙΒ [Κ]ΥΙΝΤΟΥ ϹΜΥΡΝΑ ΚΥΖΙΚΟϹ (Ϲ shaped as Ζ)
Edition [---] Ναιβ(ίου) Κυίντου Σμύρνα Κύζικος
Translation [---] Naevius Quintus, Smyrna, Cyzicus
Reverse design to left, hero Kyzikos standing, right, in military dress, holding spear; to right, Amazon Smyrna standing, left, holding holding double axe and pelta; both clasping hands
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 38 mm
Average weight 25.11 g
Reference Franke & Nollé —
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
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1 1     ✸ Gorny & Mosch 229 (10/03/2015), 1532, both sides heavily tooled: beard on obverse longer and reverse legend: ƐΠΙ Α[Ρ]Χ ΝΑΙΒ ...