RPC IV.1, 4771 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 4771 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Cius
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Dating c. 180–182
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟΝ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝοΝ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτορα) Κ(αίσαρα) Μ(ᾶρκον) Αὐρ(ήλιον) Κόμοδον Ἀντωνῖνον
Translation for Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Commodus (short beard) wearing paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΚΙΑΝΩΝ
Edition Κιανῶν
Translation of the Cians
Reverse design nude Heracles (bearded) reclining on lion skin, left, holding cup, resting arm on club
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 12.46 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec 48, BMC 35
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 35, pl. XXVIII.18 Rec 48, pl. LI.6, authenticty doubtful: cast?