RPC IV.3, 5037 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 5037 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Κόμοδος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Aurelius Commodus Augustus
Obverse design bust of Commodus wearing crown and garment of demiourgos, right
Reverse inscription ΑΔΡΙΑ(Ν) ΚΟΜΟΔΙΑΝΗϹ ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΟΥ, ΚΟΙΝΟΙ ΚΙΛΙΚΙΑϹ (on architrave)
Edition Ἁδριαν(ῆς) Κομοδιανῆς Ταρσοῦ μητροπόλεως δὶς νεωκόρου κοινοὶ Κιλικίας
Translation of Hadrianic Commodean Tarsus, metropolis, twice neocorate, Koinon of Cilicia
Reverse design two temples with ten columns; between, crown of demiourgos (or star)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Average weight 29.92 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference BMC 168
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 168, pl. XXXV.1 (between temples, crown)
3 3     B: 18311129, 1873 Fox
4 4     Künker 417 eLive, 31 Oct. 2024, lot 3412 (ex vA 5996; Bank Leu 10, 1974, lot 206; Kölner Münzkabinett 88, 2007, lot 504)
5 5     CNA 14, 20 Mar. 1991, lot 597
7 7     ✸ Numismatica Ars Classica Zurich 150, 2–3 Dec. 2024, lot 868 (ex Tkalec, 29 Feb. 2012, lot 130)