RPC IV.2, 11381 (temporary) (forgery)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 11381 (temporary) (forgery)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Lydia
City Thyatira
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Magistrate Moschianos, son of Philippos (strategos)
Dating c. 184–187
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡΗ[ΛΙΟϹ?] ΚΟΜΟΔΟΣ (tooled)
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρήλιος Κόμοδος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus (long beard) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear (tooled)
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ϹΤ[ΡΑ] ΜΟϹΧΙΑ[ΝΟΥ] ΦΙ [ΘΥΑΤΙΡΗΝΩΝ?] (tooled)
Edition ἐπὶ στρα(τηγοῦ) Μοσχιανοῦ Φιλίππου Θυατιρηνῶν
Translation under strategos Moschianos, son of Philippos, of the Thyatirans
Reverse design Athena standing, left, feeding serpent from patera; serpent entwined in olive-tree; to right, shield and upright spear; between Athena and tree, dog standing, left (tooled)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Average weight 29.04 g
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ H.D. Rauch 74 (07/12/2004), 298