RPC IV.2, 3159 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 3159 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Troas
City Alexandria
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Issue »Kyzikos«: 2.1 head with traces of drapery and COMMODVS
Dating c. 180–183
Obverse inscription IMP CAI(sic) M AVR COMMODVS
Edition Imperator Caisar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Imp(erator) Cai(sar) M(arcus) Aur(elius) Commodus
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus (short - medium length beard) with traces of drapery, right
Reverse inscription COL AVG TROA(D)
Edition coloniae Augustae Troadis col(oniae) Aug(ustae) Troad(is)
Translation of the Augustan colony of the Troad
Reverse design nude Apollo standing with foot on omphalos(?), left, leaning forward, resting elbow on knee, holding laurel-branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 5.29 g
Axis 5, 6, 12
Specimens 8 (4 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 243
2 2     B: Rauch
3 3     V: GR 16606
4 4     O
5 5     Private coll. CGT = Savoca Coins Blue 4 (29/12/2017), 721
6 6     Numismatik Naumann 60 (03/12/2017), 306
7 7     Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions 4 (05/12/2011), 134 = Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions 5 (14/05/2012), 589
8 8     Private coll. Aycock-Wakefield = Olympus Numismatik 19 (17/01/2025), 132