RPC IV.4, 3479

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 3479
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Issue Year ΚƐ = 25
Dating AD 184/5
Obverse inscription Μ Α(Υ) ΚΟ(Μ) ΑΝΤω ϹΕΒ ΕΥϹΕΒ(ΗϹ)
Edition Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Κόμμοδος Ἀντωνῖνος Σεβαστὸς Εὐσεβής Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Κόμ(μοδος) 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 Nike advancing, left, holding wreath and palm-branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 8.17 g
Axis 12
Reference D 3925, DS 9646
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Die-links 2: same obv. die as 3485/1. 4: same obv. die as 3472/1, 3473/2, 3475/1–3, 3482/1. 4: same rev. die as 3448/1–2.
Note On the reverse die of https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/118884 the date was recut from year 24.

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     O: HCR34429
2 2     CNG EA 302, 8 May 2013, lot 298
3 3     Dattari = D 3925
4 4     ✸ DS 9646 = Aiello