RPC IV.1, 5223 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 5223 (temporary)
Province Achaea
Region Corinthia
City Corinth
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Caesar)
Person (rev.) Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)
Dating 175–177
Obverse inscription COMMODO CAE[S AVG FIL GERM]
Edition Commodo Caes(ari) Fil(io) Aug(usti) Germ(anico)
Translation Commodus, Caesar, son of Augustus, Germanicus
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription C L I COR
Edition c(olonia) L(aus) Iul(ia) Cor(inthiensium)
Translation the colony Laus Iulia of the Corinthians
Reverse design emperor (Marcus Aurelius) on horseback, right, raising left hand; to left, Victoria/Nike standing, left, holding wreath and palm-branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 8.44 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Cop 348
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1920-8-5-1084
2 2     Cop: 348