RPC IV.2, 1162 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1162 (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 Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Κόμοδος Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Κόμοδος
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Commodus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from centre
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΒΑϹϹΟΥ ΑΚΡΑϹΙΩΤΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ στρατηγοῦ Βάσσου Ἀκρασιωτῶν ἐπὶ στρα(τηγοῦ) Βάσσου Ἀκρασιωτῶν
Translation under strategos Bassus of the Acrasians
Reverse design Athena standing, left, holding owl over lighted altar, resting arm on shield; beside, spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 8.10 g
Axis 12
Reference LS 43, no. 3
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: I-B LS 43, no. 3 = GRPCL Acrasus 26
2 2     V-ON Leypold I, no. 871
3 3     Private coll. NGS