RPC IV.2, 2894 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 2894 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Tralles
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Magistrate Menandros (grammateus)
Issue Commodus as co-emperor of Marcus
Dating 177–179
Obverse inscription Λ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Edition Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Κόμοδος Καῖσαρ Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Κόμοδος Καῖσαρ
Translation Lucius Aurelius Commodus Caesar
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΓΡΑ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ ΤΡΑΛΛΙΑΝΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ γραμματέως Μενάνδρου Τραλλιανῶν ἐπὶ γρα(μματέως) Μενάνδρου Τραλλιανῶν
Translation under the grammateus Menandros, of the Trallians
Reverse design to left, female figure (Tyche or Kore?) standing, right, holding patera and long sceptre; to right, Zeus (Larasios) seated, left, holding Nike and long sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Average weight 24.90 g
Axis 6
Reference Oer de Almeida 100
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1691 Wa 5440 = GRPCL Tralles (formerly Seleukeia) 255, both sides tooled: obverse legend 'ΒΑΙΒΑΡ' instead of ΚΑΙСΑΡ