RPC IV.2, 1857 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 1857 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Phrygia
City Otrus
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Magistrate Medophilos (archon)
Dating c. 177–179
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Αὐρήλιος Κόμμοδος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Κόμμοδος
Translation Emperor Caesar Aurelius Commodus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from centre
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΕΡ(?) ΜΗΔΟΦΙΛΟΥ ΑΡΧ οΤΡοΗΝΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ ΕΡ Μηδοφίλου ἄρχοντος Ὀτροηνῶν ἐπὶ ΕΡ Μηδοφίλου ἄρχ(οντος) Ὀτροηνῶν
Translation under ER(?) Medophilos, archon, of the Otrians
Reverse design Tyche standing, left, wearing kalathos, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 39 mm
Average weight 19.94 g
Axis 6
Reference vA Phryg. I, 771 corr.
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1783 Wa 6367 (rev. legend as ' ƐΠΙ ƐΡΜΗΔΟΦΙΛΟΥ ...') = vA Phryg., 771, pl. 26 (rev. legend as 'ƐΠ ΙƐΡ ΜΗΔΟΦΙΛΟΥ ...')