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Image of specimen #2 |
URI | https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/178 json ttl rdf xml epidoc |
Volume | IV.2 |
Number | 178 (temporary) |
Province | Asia |
Subprovince | Conventus of Cyzicus |
Region | Troas |
City | Alexandria |
Reign | Commodus |
Person (obv.) | Commodus (Augustus) |
Issue | »Kyzikos«: 3.3 bust and COMMOD AVG |
Dating | c. 180–183 |
Obverse inscription | IMP CAI(sic) M AVR COMMOD AVG |
Edition | Imp(erator) Cai(sar) M(arcus) Aur(elius) Commod(us) Aug(ustus) |
Translation | Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Augustus |
Obverse design | laureate-headed bust of Commodus (short - medium length beard) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear |
Reverse inscription | COL AVG TROA |
Edition | col(onia) Aug(usta) Troa(s) |
Translation | the Augustan Trojan colony |
Reverse design | to left, bearded priest (Chryses?) standing, right, holding branch with fillets; to right, cult statue of Apollo Smintheus standing on short column, facing, holding patera over lighted tripod and bow; behind tripod in background, cypress |
Metal | copper-based alloy |
Average diameter | 24 mm |
Average weight | 8.84 g |
Axis | 6 |
Reference | Bellinger A 218, BMC 64 |
Specimens | 2 (2 in the core collections) |