RPC IV.2, 3292 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 3292 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Mysia
City Pergamum
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (Caesar)
Magistrate Iulius Pollio (strategos for the second time, asiarch, and neokoros)
Dating c. 147–161
Obverse inscription Λ ΑΥΡ ΑΙΛ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Edition Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Αἴλιος Κόμοδος Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Αἴλ(ιος) Κόμοδος
Translation Lucius Aurelius Aelius Commodus
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Lucius Verus (youthful) wearing paludamentum, right, seen from centre
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΠΩΛ(Λ)Ι ΠΕΡΓΑ
Edition ἐπὶ στρατηγοῦ Πωλλίωνος Περγαμηνῶν ἐπὶ στρα(τηγοῦ) Πωλλί(ωνος) Περγα(μηνῶν)
Translation under strategos Pollio of the Pergamenes
Reverse design Asclepius standing, facing, head, left, holding serpent-staff
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 5.07 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Weisser 1020a corr., BMC 296 corr.
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 296, under 'Commodus'
2 2     Winterthur Bloesch 2, no. 2663, ex coll. F. Imhoof-Blumer, obverse as 'Commodus'
3 3     Lanz 92 (04/06/1999), 718, obverse as 'Commodus'
4 4     B: 18266040, Alter Bestand (vor 1700)
5 5     CGT coll.