RPC IV.2, 183 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 183 (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 TROAD
Edition col(onia) Aug(usta) Troad(ia)
Translation Colonia Augusta of Troas
Reverse design horse grazing, right; behind, herdsman (Orodes) standing, right, looking down, holding pedum; to left, tree
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 5.54 g
Axis 6
Reference Bellinger A 202 and 225(B), BMC 68
Specimens 10 (7 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ O Bellinger A 225, pl. 19
2 2     L: BMC 68 Bellinger A 202, pl. 19
3 3     L: 1940-10-1-194
4 4     P: 227
5 5     P: 228
6 6     P: 229
7 7     Peus 360 (27/04/1999), 619, pl. 24 = Peus 366 (29/10/2000), coll. Marcel Burstein, 597, pl. 30 = CNG 88 (14/09/2011), 887
8 8     B: (Löbb)
9 9     Lanz 112 (25/11/2002), 567, with signs of tooling; perhaps with additional reverse legend variation COL AVG TROA
10 10     Private coll. CGT = Savoca Numismatik Blue 4 (29/12/2017), 719