RPC IV.1, 4344 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 4344 (temporary)
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Nicopolis ad Istrum
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Dating c. 182–184
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Κόμοδος
Translation Emperor Caesar Commodus
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus, right
Reverse inscription ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛ ΠΡΟϹ ΙϹ[
Edition Νεικοπολ(ιτῶν) πρὸς Ἴσ[---]
Translation of the Nicopolitans near the Danube
Reverse design nude Eros (in attitude of Thanatos?) standing, right, crossing legs, resting on inverted torch on altar(?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 2.53 g
Axis 2
Reference AMNG 1241
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Sofia
2 2     Private coll. = G. Dzanev (ed.), Coins from the Rousse District (Rousse, 1998), p. 68 [in Bulgarian]
3 3     ✸ O