RPC IV.4, 3437

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 3437
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Issue Year ΚΔ = 24
Dating AD 183/4
Obverse inscription Μ Α(ΥΡ) ΚΟΜ ΑΝΤω ϹΕ(Β) ΕΥϹΕΒ
Edition Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Κόμμοδος Ἀντωνῖνος Σεβαστὸς Εὐσεβής Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Κόμ(μοδος) Ἀντω(νῖνος) Σεβ(αστὸς) Εὐσεβ(ής)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus Pious
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus, right
Reverse inscription ΠΡΟΝΟΙΑ ΘΕωΝ L ΚΔ
Edition πρόνοια θεῶν ἔτους κδʹ πρόνοια θεῶν (ἔτους) κδʹ
Translation providence of the gods, of year 24
Reverse design emperor (Commodus), head covered, wearing toga, standing, left, holding patera over altar; to left, male figure holding torch; to right, two male figures, one on right holding torch; to left and right, trees, latticed barrier around base of tree on left
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 11.55 g
Axis 12
Reference D 3858 corr.?, pl. VIII (rev.)
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 2, 4: same obv. die as 3434/1–2.
Note See the note on https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/25641.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.61809
2 2     ✸ A: D 2264A / 3412
3 3     Frankfurt Förschner 741
4 4     Aiello
5 5     D 3858 corr., pl. VIII (rev.) = Naville Numismatics 35, 29 Oct. 2017, lot 445