RPC IV.2, 11248 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 11248 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Cyzicus
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Dating c. 192
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ[ΑΙ Λ] ΑΙ ΑΥ ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟϹ ΑΥ[Γ 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 ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩ[Ν] ΝΕΟ[Κ]Ο[ΡΩΝ?]
Edition Κυζικηνῶν νεοκόρων Κυζικηνῶν νεοκόρων
Translation of the Cyzicenes, neocorate
Reverse design two decorated altars surmounted by baskets on bars; in baskets, branches and stick surmounted with crescent and star; each basket supported by three men handling bars; two men standing on bars, holding torches
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 41 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ CNG Electronic Auction 351 (20/05/2015), 496