RPC IV.2, 1492 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1492 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Silandus
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Person (rev.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Magistrate Tatianοs (archiereus and first archon)
Dating c. 177–179
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Edition 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 front
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΑΡΧΙΕΡΩΕϹ Κ ΑΡΧ ΤΑΤΙΑΝοΥ ϹΙΛΑΝΔΕΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ ἀρχιερέως κ(αὶ) ἄρχ(οντος) Τατιανοῦ Σιλανδέων
Translation under the high priest and archon Tatianos of the Silandians
Reverse design emperor (Marcus Aurelius) standing in biga, left, wearing military dress, holding spear; above, Nike flying, right, holding palm-branch and crowning emperor
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 44 mm
Average weight 45.71 g
Axis 6
Reference Hochard 2240, R. Mowak, RN 1902, pp. 288–9
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1979-1-1-2046 vA 8265 = Kraft, p. 187, pl. 87.9
2 2     P: 1358 (Medaillon) R. Mowak, RN 1902, pp. 288-9 = GRPCL Silandos 61 = Hochard 2240b, pl. 131, reverse legend tooled, 'ΑΡΧΙΕΡΕΟС(sic)'
3 3     B: Löbb
4 4     Frank Sternberg 7 (24/11/1977), 681 = E.J. Waddell 1 (09/12/1982), 304, pl. 19 = Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles 53 (24/05/2009), 1908 = Triton 13 (05/01/2010), 325, both sildes with signs of tooling
5 5     CNG Mail Bid Sale 70 (21/09/2005), 553 = Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions 4 (05/12/2011), 133 = Roma Numismatics 4 (30/09/2012), 2213