RPC IV.2, 25787 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 25787 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Nysa
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Magistrate Artemidoros, son of Meliton (grammateus)
Issue Commodus as co-emperor of Marcus
Dating 177–179
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟ[
Edition Αὐτο--- Αὐτο[---]
Translation Emperor [---]
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΑΡΤΕΜΙΔωΡΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΜΕΛΙΤωΝΟϹ ΝΥϹΑΕωΝ
Reverse design to left, Homonoia(?) standing, facing, head, left, wearing kalathos(?), holding long sceptre and patera; to right, Hades/Pluto (or Zeus?) seated, left, touching Homonoia's patera (?), holding long sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 23.41 g
Axis 7
Reference Regling, Nysa —
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Private coll. H. I.