RPC IV.2, 484 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 484 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Lydia
City Came
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Magistrate Demetrios, son of Artemon (strategos)
Issue With long beard and Μ(άρκος)
Dating c. 184–187
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΚοΜοΔοϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Κόμοδος Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρή(λιος) Κόμοδος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus (long beard) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙοΥ ΑΡΤΕΜΩΝ ΚΑΜΗΝΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ στρατηγοῦ Δημητρίου Ἀρτέμωνος Καμηνῶν ἐπὶ στρα(τηγοῦ) Δημητρίου Ἀρτέμων(ος) Καμηνῶν
Translation under strategos Demetrios, son of Artemon, of the Cameans
Reverse design to left, cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus standing, facing, wearing kalathos, having supports; to right, Dionysus standing, left, holding cantharus and long thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 19.63 g
Axis 6, 11, 12
Reference von Fritze Mys. 616, BMC Aeolis 3
Specimens 5 (4 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: Löbb, obverse legend worn
2 2     L BMC Aeolis 3, pl. XIX.3 (rev.) = Kraft, p. 187, p. 88.13a
3 3     ✸ P: 110 von Fritze Mys. 616, pl. X.29 (rev.), the reverse of this specimen appears to be tooled
4 4     Plankenhorn 2 = Hirsch 343, 26 Sept. 2018, lot 2661 = Lindgren I, A218B = CNG 53 (15/03/2000), 1094
5 5     NY: 1972.185.3, under 'Marcus Aurelius'