RPC IV.3, 5807 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 5807 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Hierapolis-Castabala
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΕΥΤΥΧΗϹ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΙΕΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤωΝ ΤωΝ ΠΡΟϹ Τω ΠΥΡΑΜω
Reverse design turreted and veiled Tyche standing, right; handing over laurel wreath to emperor (Commodus) standing, left, wearing military dress, holding spear; strapped around emperor, sword in sheath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 40 mm
Axis 6, 12
Reference Robert 31 corr., F. Imhoof-Blumer, ZfN 10 (1883), 276, no. 35 corr
Specimens 16 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 196 (Medaillon) SNG 2237, as 'P 610' = Robert 31, pl. XXVII.82 = F. Imhoof-Blumer, ZfN 10 (1883), 276, no. 35
2 2     L: 1925-12-3-2
3 3     B: (Löbb) Robert 31, pl. XXVII.83
4 4     Istanbul Robert 31, pl. XXVII.84 (rev.)
5 5     V: GR 38372 (Medaillon)
6 6     Gorny 97 (11/10/1999), 799
7 7     Gorny & Mosch 104 (09/10/2000), 733
8 8     Yale: ex PRF
9 9     A.E. Cahn 71 (14/10/1931), 902, pl. 31
10 10     Ziegler, Sammlungen, 1295, pl. 65
11 11     Levante 1588 = CNG MBS 66, 19 May 2004, lot 1140 = CNG EA 282, 11 July 2012, lot 184
12 12     CNG Electronic Auction 123 (28/09/2005), 109
13 13     ✸ CNG MBS 61, 25 Sept. 2002, lot 1051
14 14     R. Effler coll. (ex Zeus Web Auction 19, 8 Aug. 2021, lot 298)
15 15     CNG EA 119, 27 July 2005, lot 88
16 16     Biga Numismatics Electronic Auction 14 (15/01/2023), 433