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Image of specimen #1 |
URI | https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/30 json ttl rdf xml epidoc |
Volume | IV.2 |
Number | 30 (temporary) |
Province | Asia |
Subprovince | Conventus of Cyzicus |
Region | Troas |
City | Abydus |
Reign | Marcus Aurelius |
Person (obv.) | Commodus (Augustus) |
Magistrate | Aelius Zoilos (archon for the second time, possibly asiarch) |
Issue | Commodus as co-emperor of Marcus |
Dating | c. 177–179 |
Obverse inscription | ΑΥ Κ Λ ΑΥΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΓΕΡΜ |
Edition | Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρή(λιος) Κόμοδος Γερμ(ανικός) |
Translation | Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Commodus Germanicus |
Obverse design | laureate-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear |
Reverse inscription | ΕΠΙ ΑΡΧ ΑΙΛ ΖΩΙΛΟΥ ΤΟ Β ΑΒΥΔΗΝ |
Edition | ἐπὶ ἄρχ(οντος) Αἰλ(ίου) Ζωΐλου τὸ βʹ Ἀβυδην(ῶν) |
Translation | under archon Aelius Zoilos for the second time, of the Abydenians |
Reverse design | in centre, Leander swimming, right; below, fish; above, Eros flying, right, holding torch; to left, rock with helmet, cloak, sword and shield; to right, Hero standing on top of tower, holding lamp |
Metal | copper-based alloy |
Average diameter | 37 mm |
Average weight | 22.25 g |
Axis | 12 |
Reference | M. Price, NC 1971, 129, no. 15 |
Specimens | 2 (1 in the core collections) |