RPC IV.2, 11397 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 11397 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Lydia
City Hierocaesarea
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Magistrate Aulus Iulius Artemidoros (first archon)
Issue Commodus as co-emperor of Marcus or sole ruler
Dating c. 179–180
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥΡΗ ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Κόμμοδος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρή(λιος) Κόμμοδος
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Commodus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus (lightly bearded) wearing cuirass, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΕΠ Α Ι ΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΩΡΟΥ [ΑΡΧ Α?] [ΙΕΡΟ]ΚΑΙϹΑΡΕΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ Αὐλοῦ Ἰουλίου Ἀρτεμιδώρου ἄρχοντος αʹ Ἱεροκαισαρέων ἐπ(ὶ) Α(ὐλοῦ) Ἰ(ουλίου) Ἀρτεμιδώρου ἄρχ(οντος) αʹ Ἱεροκαισαρέων
Translation under Aulus Iulius Artemidoros, first archon, of the Hierocaesareans
Reverse design Perseus advancing, right, wearing military dress, holding harpa and Medusa-head
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Average weight 21.22 g
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Athena 2 (1988), 353
2 2     ✸ Ex private coll. R. Pudill, sold as part of lot by Fritz Rudolf Künker 288 (13/03/2017)