RPC IV.2, 256 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 256 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Smyrna
Region Ionia
City Smyrna
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Caesar)
Magistrate Publius Aelius Arizelos (strategos)
Issue Commodus as Caesar and Lucilla Augusta
Dating 175–177
Obverse inscription [Λ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ]
Edition Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Κόμοδος Καῖσαρ Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Κόμοδος Καῖσαρ
Translation Lucius Aurelius Commodus Caesar
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription [ϹΤΡ Πο ΑΙΛ Α]ΡΙΖΗΛοΥ [Ζ?]ΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ (Ζ reversed)
Edition στρατηγοῦ Ποπλίου Αἰλίου Ἀριζήλου Ζμυρναίων στρ(ατηγοῦ) Πο(πλίου) Αἰλ(ίου) Ἀριζήλου Ζμυρναίων
Translation of the strategos Publius Aelius Arizelos, of the Smyrnaeans
Reverse design to left, Commodus (youthful) standing, left, wearing toga, holding patera; to right, turreted Amazon Smyrna standing, left, crowning Commodus, holding double axe, pelta and chlamys
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 20.86 g
Axis 11
Reference Klose LIII, Serie A, 1
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 2597 Klose LIII, Serie A, 1, pl. 42 (R1), obverse worn