RPC IV.2, 2706 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 2706 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Miletus
Region Ionia
City Samos
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Issue Issue 2: with long beard and Μ(άρκος)
Dating c. 184–190
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Edition Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Κόμμοδος Ἀντωνεῖνος Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Κόμ(μοδος) Ἀντωνεῖνος
Translation Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus (long beard) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ϹΑΜΙΩΝ
Edition Σαμίων Σαμίων
Translation of the Samians
Reverse design Fight over the Delphic tripod: to left, nude Heracles advancing, left, head, right, brandishing club; to right, nude Apollo advancing, left, trying to seize Heracles
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Average weight 23.59 g
Axis 6
Reference MG 303, no. 176
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 3396 MG 303, no. 176, pl. E.37 (rev.)
2 2     B: I-B, obverse worn
3 3     V: GR 35988
4 4     ✸ CNG Electronic Auction 397 (17/03/2017), 336