RPC IV, 5211


Image of specimen #1

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/5211 json ttl rdf xml epidoc
Volume	IV.1
Number	5211 (temporary)
Province	Achaea
Region	Corinthia
City	Corinth
Reign	Commodus
Person (obv.)	Commodus (Augustus)
Dating	c. 182–184
Obverse inscription	IMP M AVR Co[M]o ANTo AVG
Edition	Imperator Marcus Aurelius Comodus Antoninus Augustus Imp(erator) M(arcus) Aur(elius) Como(dus) Anto(ninus) Aug(ustus)
Translation	Emperor Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design	laureate head of Commodus (short beard), right
Reverse inscription	C L I COR
Edition	colonia Laus Iulia Corinthiensium c(olonia) L(aus) I(ulia) Cor(inthiensium)
Translation	colony of Laus Iulia of the Corinthians
Reverse design	Melikertes-Palaimon riding on dolphin, right
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	18 mm
Average weight	4.58 g
Axis	1, 2, 3
Reference	BCD Corinth 819, Cop 354
Specimens	6 (4 in the core collections)

#	Specimen	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	More
1	1 ✸	L: 1922-3-17-98	Weber 3795	18	3.69	1	Show
2	2	B: 1910/346, obverse with traces of tooling		18	5.51	2	Show
3	3	Cop: 354		18	4.14	2	Show
4	4	B: 28931		19	3.61	3	Show
5	5		BCD Corinth 819	18	4.73	3	Show
6	6		Stock LAC 2021	18	5.79	2	Show