RPC IV.2, 2373 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 2373 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Parium
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Issue »Kyzikos«
Dating c. 188–190
Obverse inscription IMP CAI(sic) M AVR COMMODVS
Edition Imperator Caisar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Imp(erator) Cai(sar) M(arcus) Aur(elius) Commodus
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus (long and wide beard) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription C G I H P
Edition colonia Gemella Iulia Hadriana Pariana c(olonia) G(emella) I(ulia) H(adriana) P(ariana)
Translation the Julian twin colony of Hadrianic Parium
Reverse design triumphal arch with triple bay; on top, emperor standing in elephant quadriga, facing, holding sceptre; between two standing figures with spears
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 15.73 g
Axis 12
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1970-9-9-66
2 2     Private coll. CGT = Solidus Numismatik 19 (23/09/2017), 391 = Numismatik Naumann 73 (06/01/2019), 306
3 3     Private coll. CGT = Numismatik Naumann 47 (09/10/2016), 292
4 4     Gorny & Mosch 240 (10/10/2016), 338, both sides with traces of tooling
5 5     Numismatik Naumann 46 (11/09/2016), 340
6 6     Solidus Numismatik 13 (25/03/2017), 169