RPC IV.1, 4164 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 4164 (temporary)
Province Achaea
Region Peloponnesus
Subregion Laconia
City Sparta
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Caesar)
Dating 175–177
Obverse inscription Λ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΚΑΙϹ
Edition Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Κόμοδος Καῖσαρ Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Κόμοδος Καῖσ(αρ)
Translation Lucius Aurelius Commodus Caesar
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΑϹ Β ΛΑΚΕΔΑΙΜΟΝΙωΝ
Edition ἀσσάρια βʹ Λακεδαιμονίων ἀσ(σάρια) βʹ Λακεδαιμονίων
Translation two assaria of the Lacedaemonians
Reverse design herm of Apollo of Amyklai standing, right, wearing helmet, brandishing spear, holding bow
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 10.50 g
Axis 4
Reference Grunauer group XLVII.4
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ A Grunauer group XLVII, pl. 27.4