RPC IV, 3168


Image of specimen #2

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/3168 json ttl rdf xml
Volume	IV.2
Number	3168 (temporary)
Province	Asia
Subprovince	Conventus of Cyzicus
Region	Troas
City	Alexandria
Reign	Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.)	Commodus (Augustus)
Issue	Commodus as co-emperor of Marcus: Group 1 (youthful and without victory title)
Dating	c. 177-179
Obverse inscription	AVR COMMODO AVG
Obverse design	bare-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, r., seen from rear
Reverse inscription	COL AVG TROA
Reverse design	cult statue of Apollo Smintheus standing on short column, r., having quiver at shoulder, holding patera and bow
Metal	Æ
Average diameter	23 mm
Axis	12
Specimens	5 (1 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	More
1	1		Lindgren I, 327	24	6.41		Show
2	2 ✸		Private coll., Baton Rouge	24			Show
3	3	V: GR 16609	obverse tooled: AVR COMMOD CAEGS(sic), reverse also with signs of tooling	23	6.78	12	Show
4	4	Çanakkale: Inv. 671	SNG Turkey 3.I, no. 270	23	5.20	12	Show
5	5	Boston: 84.588		23	5.77	12	Show