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Image of specimen #2 |
URI | https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/32 json ttl rdf xml epidoc |
Volume | IV.2 |
Number | 32 (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 Α ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ |
Edition | Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Κόμοδος |
Translation | Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Commodus |
Obverse design | laureate-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear |
Reverse inscription | ΑΡΧ ΑΙΛ ΖΩΙΛ(ΟΥ) ΑΒΥ(Δ) |
Edition | ἄρχ(οντος) Αἰλ(ίου) Ζωΐλου Ἀβυδ(ηνῶν) |
Translation | under archon Aelius Zoilos, of the Abydans |
Reverse design | turreted Tyche seated on rock, left, holding rudder, resting left arm on rock |
Metal | copper-based alloy |
Average diameter | 22 mm |
Average weight | 5.20 g |
Axis | 6, 12 |
Reference | KM 33, no. 3 |
Specimens | 3 (2 in the core collections) |