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URI | https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/2933 json ttl rdf xml epidoc |
Volume | IV.2 |
Number | 2933 (temporary) |
Province | Asia |
Subprovince | Conventus of Pergamum |
Region | Lesbus |
City | Mytilene |
Reign | Marcus Aurelius |
Person (obv.) | Commodus (Augustus) |
Person (rev.) | Marcus Aurelius (Augustus) ; Commodus (Augustus) |
Magistrate | Marcus Aurelius Proteas (strategos) |
Issue | Issue 2 |
Dating | c. 177–179 |
Obverse inscription | Α[ΥΤΟ]ΚΡΑΤ[Ω]Ρ Κ Λ ΑΥ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ |
Edition | Αὐτοκράτωρ Κ(αῖσαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Κόμοδος |
Translation | Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Commodus |
Obverse design | laureate-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from centre |
Reverse inscription | ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΠΡΩΤΕΟΥ ΜΥΤΙΛΗΝΑΙΩΝ (tooled) |
Edition | ἐπὶ στρα(τηγοῦ) Μ(άρκου) Αὐρη(λίου) Πρωτέου Μυτιληναίων |
Translation | under strategos Marcus Aurelius Proteas of the Mytileneans |
Reverse design | emperors (Marcus Aurelius and Commodus) standing in quadriga, left, right emperor holding palm-branch; to left, quadriga led by soldier carrying military standard; in background, trophy on base with two captives |
Metal | copper-based alloy |
Average diameter | 42 mm |
Average weight | 40.88 g |
Axis | 6 |
Specimens | 1 (1 in the core collections) |