RPC IV.4, 3563

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 3563
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Issue Year ΛΒ = 32
Dating AD 191/2
Obverse inscription Λ ΑΙΛ ΑΥΡ Κ[ΟΜ ϹΕ ΕΥ]ϹΕ ΕΥΤΥ
Edition Λούκιος Αἴλιος Αὐρήλιος Κόμμοδος Σεβαστὸς Εὐσεβὴς Εὐτυχής Λ(ούκιος) Αἴλ(ιος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Κόμ(μοδος) Σε(βαστὸς) Εὐσε(βὴς) Εὐτυ(χής)
Translation Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus Augustus Pious Fortunate
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L ΛΒ
Edition ἔτους λβʹ (ἔτους) λβʹ
Translation of year 32
Reverse design Roma (or Athena) seated, left, holding Nike, resting hand on long sceptre; beside throne, shield
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 11.93 g
Axis 12
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Note Conventionally described as Athena but surely Roma, as holding a sceptre and no aegis visible.
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1974.26.3931