RPC IV.3, 25490 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 25490 (temporary)
Province Armenia
Region Armenia
City Satala
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription [IMP CAES CO]MMO[DO AVG]
Edition Imperatori Caesari Commodo Augusto Imp(eratori) Caes(ari) Commodo Aug(usto)
Translation to Emperor Caesar Commodus Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Commodus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription [LE]G [X]V
Edition Legio XV Leg(io) XV
Translation Legion XV
Reverse design Triumphal arch surmounted by quadriga; in central opening, legionary standard; in side openings, perhaps also standards (?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 4.99 g
Axis 5
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note Confirmation required. Attribution based on similarity of obverse to coins of Satala - perhaps the same die? The reading [LE]G [X]V seems plausible.
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ M. Fox coll., ex Demos 48, 26 Apr. 2025, lot 510 (part)