RPC IV.1, 5640 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 5640 (temporary)
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Marcianopolis
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, co-emperors
Dating 177–180
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Κόμοδος
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Commodus
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus (lightly bearded), right
Reverse inscription ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Μαρκιανοπολειτῶν
Translation of the Marcianopolitans
Reverse design Asclepius standing, facing, head, left, holding serpent-staff
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 2.70 g
Axis 6
Reference AMNG —, H&J (2006) —, H&J (2014) 6.10.20.1-2
Specimens 8 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 1902/1057
2 2     C: 2004-856
3 3     priv coll H.I. (ex Naumann 115, 3 Apr. 2022, lot 518)
4 4     ✸ Lanz 123, 30 May 2005, lot 634
5 5     Rauch 88, 17 May 2011, lot 438
6 6     Lanz 156, 2 June 2013, lot 331 = Rauch EA 18, 6 Nov. 2015, lot 137
7 7     Naumann 63, 4 Mar. 2018, lot 694
8 8     Künker 417 eLive, 31 Oct. 2024, lot 3384 (ex Bankhaus Aufhäuser 12, 1996, lot 586)