RPC IV.2, 11247 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 11247 (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] ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟϹ [ΑΥΓ Ϲ]ΕΒ ΕΥϹ ΕΥΤ ΡΩΜΑΙΟϹ ΗΡΑΚΛΗϹ
Edition 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 ΡΩΜΑΙΩΝ ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩ ΚΥΖΙΚ[ΗΝΩΝ] ΝΕΩΚΟΡ[ΩΝ]
Reverse design nude Commodus as Heracles standing, facing erecting trophy, holding club and lion skin
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 42 mm
Average weight 38.44 g
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Helios Numismatik 5 (25/06/2010), 283, both sides tooled