RPC IV.2, 1616 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1616 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Tralles
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Magistrate Menandros (grammateus)
Issue Commodus as co-emperor of Marcus
Dating 177–179
Obverse inscription Λ ΑΥΡΗ ΚΟΜοΔοϹ
Edition Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Κόμοδος Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρή(λιος) Κόμοδος
Translation Lucius Aurelius Commodus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from centre
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΓΡΑ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡ[ο]Υ Τ[ΡΑΛΛΙΑΝΩΝ]
Edition ἐπὶ γραμματέως Μενάνδρου Τραλλιανῶν ἐπὶ γρα(μματέως) Μενάνδρου Τραλλιανῶν
Translation under the grammateus Menandros, of the Trallians
Reverse design to left, Selene standing, right, holding torch in each hand: right hand up, left hand down; behind her shoulders, crescent; to right, nude and radiate-headed Helios standing, facing, head, left, wearing chlamys, holding torch in each hand: right hand down, left hand up
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 15.56 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference LS 178, no. 36, Oer de Almeida 102
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: I-B LS 178, no. 36, pl. VII.13 (rev.) = GRPCL Tralles (formerly Seleukeia) 253
2 2     Tübingen: coll. Hommel SNG 3877