RPC IV.2, 609 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 609 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Adramyteum
Region Mysia
City Miletopolis
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Magistrate Eutyches, son of Alexandros (strategos)
Issue Commodus as co-emperor of Marcus or sole ruler
Dating c. 179–180
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥΡΗΛΙ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus (lightly bearded) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription (ΕΠΙ) ϹΤΡΑ ΕΥΤΥΧΟΥϹ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ ΜΕΙΛΗΤΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Reverse design nude Hermes seated on rock, left, wearing petasus, holding winged caduceus, resting arm on rock
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Axis 6, 7
Reference Schwertheim 41, BMC 14, Cop 252
Specimens 11 (9 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cop: 252
2 2     L: BMC 14
3 3     ✸ L: 1979-1-1-1576 vA 1315 = Kraft, p. 160, pl. 55.15 = Schwertheim 41, pl. XIII.51
4 4     L: 1919-4-17-35, worn
5 5     P: 847 SNG 1318
6 6     B: 18278527, 1862/28464
7 7     B: 18278529, Löbb.
8 8     NY: 1944.100.43059
9 9     Gorny & Mosch 244 (06/03/2017), 407, both sides heavily tooled: on obverse, Commodus with prominent beard and legend ΑVΡΗ only, reverse legend without ligature and use of Ɛ and Ϲ (instead of E and ⊏)
10 10     V: 561 (Forgery Collection), both sides heavily tooled, hence attribution to this type not entirely certain
11 11     Prowe I, 1246, not illustrated, perhaps identical with one of the other specimens of this type