RPC IV.1, 4682 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 4682 (temporary)
Province Achaea
Region Corinthia
City Corinth
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Caesar)
Dating 175–177
Obverse inscription CoMMOD CAES AVG FIL GERM
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription C L I COR
Reverse design cult statue of Venus/Aphrodite of Acrocorinthus standing, left, holding Mars/Ares' shield before her as mirror
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Axis 1, 3, 10
Reference BCD Corinth 810, BMC 637
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 637, pl. XXI.4 (rev.), obverse design and obverse legend tooled
2 2     ✸ BCD Corinth 810
3 3     L: 1920-8-5-1067, obverse legend, authenticity doubtful: cast?