RPC IV.1, 5671 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 5671 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Dating c. 184–190
Obverse inscription [Α Κ Μ] ΑΥ ΚΟ ΑΝ[ΤΩΝ]ΙΝ
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Κό(μμοδος) Ἀντωνῖν(ος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus wearing cuirass, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤ ΝΕΩ ΝΙΚΟΜ
Edition μητ(ροπόλεως) νεω(κόρου) Νικομ(ηδείας)
Translation of the metropolis and neocorate Nicomedia
Reverse design Athena standing, left, holding galley, shield and and spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 11.57 g
Axis 12
Reference Rec 144(1)
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1345 Rec 143, pl. XCII.21 (rev.)
1 1     Cop: 568