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| URI | https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/2944 json ttl rdf xml epidoc |
| Volume | IV.2 |
| Number | 2944 (temporary) |
| Province | Asia |
| Subprovince | Conventus of Pergamum |
| Region | Lesbus |
| City | Mytilene |
| Reign | Marcus Aurelius |
| Person (obv.) | Commodus (Augustus) |
| Person (rev.) | Marcus Aurelius (Augustus) |
| Magistrate | Marcus Aurelius Proteas (strategos) |
| Issue | Issue 2 |
| Dating | c. 177–179 |
| Obverse inscription | [ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ 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] (or similar) |
| Edition | ἐπὶ στρα(τηγοῦ) Μ(άρκου) Αὐρη(λίου) Πρωτέου Μυτιληναίων |
| Translation | under strategos Marcus Aurelius Proteas, of the Mytileneans |
| Reverse design | in centre, bearded emperor (Marcus Aurelius) on horseback, right, wearing military dress, holding spear; to left, Nike advancing, right, crowning emperor; to right, trophy and two bound captives |
| Metal | copper-based alloy |
| Average diameter | 43 mm |
| Axis | 6 |
| Reference | Klose, p. 120 |
| Specimens | 1 (1 in the core collections) |
Specimens of this coin type
| Number | Obverse | Reverse | Museum | Bibliography |
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| 1 ✸ |
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P: 2278 (Medaillon), under 'Smyrna' |
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