RPC IV.2, 1443 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1443 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Silandus
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Magistrate Tatianοs (strategos)
Dating c. 177–179
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Κόμοδος Αὐτο(κράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρή(λιος) 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 ϹΤΡ ΤΑΤΙΑΝΟΥ ϹΙΛΑΝΔΕΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ στρατηγοῦ Τατιανοῦ Σιλανδέων ἐπὶ στρ(ατηγοῦ) Τατιανοῦ Σιλανδέων
Translation under strategos Tatianos of the Silandeans
Reverse design to left, Pan seated on rock, right, resting right arm on knee, holding pedum, clasping tree with left hand; to right, river-god (Hermos) reclining, left, holding reed and cornucopia(?), resting on water-urn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 16.68 g
Axis 12
Reference Hochard 2239, BMC 23, LS 144, no. 9, FM 306, no. 331
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 23, pl. XXVIII.7 (rev.) LS 144, no. 9, pl. VI.2 (rev.), F. Imhoof-Blumer, RSN 31 (1923), 306, no. 331 pl. XI.2 (rev.)
2 2     Gorny & Mosch 126 (14/10/2003), 1843
3 3     CNG Electronic Auction 74 (01/10/2003), 57 = GRPCL Silandos 65 = Hochard 2239b, pl. 131
4 4     Winterthur Bloesch 2, no. 3948, ex coll. F. Imhoof-Blumer