RPC IV.2, 2383 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 2383 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Ephesus
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Caesar)
Issue Commodus as Caesar
Dating 175–177
Obverse inscription Λ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Edition Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Κόμοδος Καῖσαρ
Translation Lucius Aurelius Commodus Caesar
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΡΤΕΜΙϹ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ
Edition Ἄρτεμις Ἐφεσίων
Translation Artemis, of the Ephesians
Reverse design cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus standing, facing, wearing kalathos, having supports; between two stags; (between crescent (on left) and star (on right))
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 14.93 g
Axis 6
Reference Karwiese 353–4
Specimens 8 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1897-1-4-89, reverse with traces of tooling
3 3     P: 783 Karwiese 354 (V2, 'R5')
4 4     Dmitry Markov Mail Bid Auction 10 (23/10/2001), 231 = Karwiese 354 (R4)
5 5     Numismatik Naumann 57 (03/09/2017), 414
6 6     V: GR 17187 Karwiese 353 (V2, R3), reverse with crescent and star
7 7     Private coll. CGT, ex Gerhard Rohde
8 8     ✸ G. Hirsch 281 (02/05/2012), 881
9 9     Verona: 70504 SNG 1523