RPC IV.2, 1149 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1149 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Ephesus
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Issue Commodus as sole emperor
Dating c. 182–184
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥ ΟΛΥΜ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Edition Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ὀλύμπιος Κόμοδος Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Ὀλύμ(πιος) Κόμοδος
Translation Marcus Aurelius Olympius Commodus
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus (medium length beard), right
Reverse inscription ΩΚΕΑΝοϹ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ
Edition Ὠκεανὸς Ἐφεσίων Ὠκεανὸς Ἐφεσίων
Translation Oceanus, of the Ephesians
Reverse design Oceanus reclining, left, holding long reed and cornucopia, resting on water-urn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 6.91 g
Axis 6
Reference Karwiese 378, BMC 256
Specimens 7 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 256 Karwiese 378 (V3 bottom, R14 right)
2 2     P: 787
3 3     B: Dressel bequest, 1921
4 4     V: GR 35947 J. Hirsch 21 (16/11/1908), coll. Consul Weber, 2811, pl. XXXVIII = Prowe III, 878, pl. XIV = Karwiese 378 (V3 top, R14 left)
5 5     V-Universität: Inv. 7088, ex coll. Schöller
6 6     Ephesus: 167/4/81, purchased
7 7     G. Hirsch 189 (07/02/1996), 625