RPC IV.3, 5777 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 5777 (temporary)
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Cyrrhus
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, co-emperors
Dating 177–180
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ(Ο) ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥΡΗΛ ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Κόμμοδος Σεβαστός Αὐτο(κράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρήλ(ιος) Κόμμοδος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Commodus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus (youthful), right
Reverse inscription ΔΙΟϹ ΚΑΤΕΒΑΤΟΥ ΚΥΡΡΗϹΤΩΝ Δ (in r. field)
Edition Διὸς κατεβάτου Κυρηστῶν δʹ Διὸς κατεβάτου Κυρηστῶν δʹ
Translation of Zeus Kataibates, of the Cyrrhestians, 4
Reverse design Zeus Kataibates seated on rock, left, holding thunderbolt over eagle and long sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 10.15 g
Axis 5, 6, 8, 11, 12
Reference BMC 28
Specimens 10 (10 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: G.5320 BMC 28
2 2     L: G.911
3 3     P: 1650
4 4     P: no number (Seymour de Ricci)
5 5     P: coll. Chandon de Briailles 1366, reverse perhaps without eagle
6 6     B: (Löbb)
7 7     NY: 1944.100.65353
8 8     O
9 9     G: III, 135, no. 16 SNG II, no. 2660
10 10     C: no number, on reverse, eagle uncertain