RPC IV.2, 17437 (temporary) (forgery)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 17437 (temporary) (forgery)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Uncertain
City Koinon of the Thirteen Cities
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑ Μ ΑΥ ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟϹ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ ΗΛΙΟϹ ΗΡΑΚΛΗ ΡΟΜΛΙ(sic)
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κα(ῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Κόμμοδος Σεβαστὸς Ἥλιος Ἡρακλῆ(ς) Ῥωμαί(ων)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Augustus Sun Heracles of the Romans
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus wearing lion skin, left, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΓΙ ΠΟΛΕΩΝ ΠΡΟ Μ ΚΛ ΦΡΟΝΤΩΝ ΑϹΙΑϹ ΠΡΟΤΩΝ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ
Edition κοινὸν γιʹ πόλεων προ(νοηθέντος) Μ(άρκου) Κλ(αυδίου) Φροντών(ος) Ἀσίας πρότων Ἐφεσίων Περγαμηνῶν
Translation Koinon of the 13 cities, under the direction of Marcus Claudius Fronto, first of Asia, of the Ephesians, of the Pergamenes
Reverse design Auge standing, facing, head, right, clasping hands with nude Heracles who is sitting on rock covered with lion skin, left; to left, quiver with bow and arrows; to right leaning against rock, club
Metal copper-based alloy
Reference Gillespie 25
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Ex coll. Christian August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1744–1798) = Münzhandlung Basel 3 (04/03/1935), 620, pl. 30 = J. Schulman 243 (08/06/1966), coll. R.J. Graham, 2485 = Gorny & Mosch 196 (07/03/2011), 3202 = Roma Numismatics 2 (02/10/2011), 690 = CNG Electronic Auction 294 (16/01/2013), 997, with detailed discussion = Gillespie 25, pl. VII.25