RPC IV.4, 3473

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 3473
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Issue Year ΚƐ = 25
Dating AD 184/5
Obverse inscription Μ Α ΚΟ ΑΝΤ(Ω) ϹΕΒ ΕΥϹΕΒ(ΗϹ)
Edition Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Κόμμοδος Ἀντωνῖνος Σεβαστὸς Εὐσεβής Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Κό(μμοδος) Ἀντω(νῖνος) Σεβ(αστὸς) Εὐσεβής
Translation Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus Pious
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus, right
Reverse inscription L ΚΕ
Edition ἔτους κεʹ (ἔτους) κεʹ
Translation of year 25
Reverse design griffin seated, right, paw on wheel
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 7.82 g
Axis 12
Reference D 3960, DS 3961 (not = D 3961)
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 2: same obv. die as 3472/1, 3475/1–3, 3479/4, 3482/1. 3: same obv. die as 3448/2.

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cop: 590 (not illustrated)
2 2     NY: 1944.100.61899
3 3     ✸ Aiello = D 3960