RPC IV, 4622


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Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/4622 json ttl rdf xml
Volume	IV.1
Number	4622 (temporary)
Province	Achaea
Region	Peloponnesus
City	Patras
Reign	Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.)	Commodus (Augustus)
Issue	Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, co-emperors
Dating	177–180
Obverse inscription	IMP COMMODO ANTO AVG
Obverse design	laureate-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription	COL A A PATR
Reverse design	Aesculapius/Asclepius standing, facing, head, right, holding serpent-staff
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	25 mm
Axis	3, 5, 9
Reference	BMC 42, Cop 193
Specimens	3 (3 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Museum	Diameter	Weight	Axis	More
1	1 ✸	L: BMC 42, pl. VI.4 (rev.)	26	10.47	3	Show
2	2	Cop: 193, obverse perhaps slightly tooled	25	10.38	9	Show
3	3	V: GR 13876, obverse legend obscure	25	10.19	5	Show