RPC IV.2, 258 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 258 (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 ΑΡΙΖΗΛΟΥ ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ
Edition στρατηγοῦ Ποπλίου Αἰλίου Ἀριζήλου Σμυρναίων στρ(ατηγοῦ) Πο(πλίου) Αἰλ(ίου) Ἀριζήλου Σμυρναίων
Translation of the strategos Publius Aelius Arizelos, of the Smyrnaeans
Reverse design two Nemeses standing in biga drawn by griffins, left, each plucking chiton, left one holding bridle, right one holding cubit rule
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 21.74 g
Axis 5, 6
Reference Klose LIII, Serie A, 3, BMC 359
Specimens 10 (8 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Mu: 360
2 2     O
3 3     Gotha
4 4     V: GR 17810, cast of specimen 3
5 5     NY: 1971.279.36
6 6     O
7 7     P: 2594
8 8     ✸ L: BMC 359 Klose LIII, Serie A, 3, pl. 42 (R3) = Kraft, p. 189, pl. 90.2
9 9     B: (Löbb)
10 10     Yale