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Image of specimen #1 |
URI | https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/3172 json ttl rdf xml epidoc |
Volume | IV.2 |
Number | 3172 (temporary) |
Province | Asia |
Subprovince | Conventus of Cyzicus |
Region | Troas |
City | Alexandria |
Reign | Commodus |
Person (obv.) | Commodus (Augustus) |
Issue | Group 2: laureate head |
Dating | c. 184–190 |
Obverse inscription | IMP CAI(sic) M AV CoMMODO [AVG] [ANTONINVS?] |
Edition | Imp(erator) Cai(sar) M(arcus) Au(relius) Commodu(s) Aug(ustus) Antoninus |
Translation | Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Augustus Antoninus |
Obverse design | laureate head of Commodus (long beard), right |
Reverse inscription | COL AVG TROAD |
Edition | col(oniae) Aug(ustae) Troad(is) |
Translation | of the Augustan Trojan colony |
Reverse design | temple with four columns in perspective enclosing statue of Apollo Smintheus standing on short column, right, having quiver at shoulder, holding patera over lighted tripod and bow |
Metal | copper-based alloy |
Average diameter | 24 mm |
Average weight | 7.25 g |
Axis | 1 |
Reference | BMC 65 |
Specimens | 5 (1 in the core collections) |