RPC IV.3, 5788 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 5788 (temporary)
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Gabala
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ Μ (or ΚΑΙ ΜΑ) ΑΥΡ ΚοΜοΔοΝ (second Μ inverted)
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτορα) Καῖσαρ(α) Μ(ᾶρκον) Αὐρ(ήλιον) Κόμοδον
Translation for Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, left
Reverse inscription ΓΑΒΑΛΕΩΝ ΔϹ ΓΛϹ ΚΤ (Ω may be shaped as Ω, ΚΤ in exergue)
Edition Γαβαλέων ΔΣ γλσʹ ΚΤ
Translation of the Gabalaeans, DS(?) 233 KT(?)
Reverse design to left, owl standing on globe, right, head, facing; to right, sphinx standing on base, left, wearing kalathos
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 7.80 g
Axis 1, 2, 12
Reference BMC 8
Specimens 19 (15 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 8, pl. XXVIII.10, reverse, obverse legend obscure
2 2     Private coll. R.G. McAlee
3 3     P: 1025
4 4     P: 1026
5 5     P: Y25048 (ex coll. Henry Seyrig)
6 6     P: Duplicates
7 7     B: Fox, on reverse date obscure
8 8     B: 18260501, 1900 Imhoof-Blumer
9 9     NY: 1944.100.66245
10 10     NY: 1944.100.66246
11 11     NY: 1944.100.66247
12 12     NY: 1959.187.11, obverse legend obscure
13 13     NY: 1961.154.73
14 14     V: GR 21679
15 15     Freeman & Sear Mail Bid Sale 7 (22/02/2002), 261
16 16     O
17 17     G: III, 199, no. 5 SNG II, no. 3234
18 18     ✸ Bay Numismatics EA 4, 5 July 2024, lot 405
19 19     A. Kropp coll.