RPC IV.2, 11369 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 11369 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Lydia
City Acrasus
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Magistrate Bassus (strategos)
Issue Commodus as co-emperor of Marcus
Dating c. 177–179
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟΔοϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Κομόδος
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Commodus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΒΑϹϹΟΥ ΑΚΡΑϹΙΩ(Τ)
Edition ἐπὶ στρ(ατηγοῦ) Βάσσου Ἀκρασιωτ(ῶν)
Translation under strategos Bassus of the Acrasians
Reverse design Artemis standing, facing, head, right, drawing quiver from arrow at shoulder, holding bow; (to right, dog)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 3.87 g
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Private coll. Doug Spangle = GRPCL Acrasus 25, reverse with dog
2 2     Private coll. CGT, as the reverse is heavily tooled it is unclear whether the ΑΚΡΑСΙΩΤ variation of the reverse legend on the die without a dog really exists