RPC IV.1, 6101 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 6101 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Caesar)
Dating 175–177
Obverse inscription Λ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΚΟΜ[ΟΔΟϹ Κ?]
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗ[ ] ΝΕΩΚΟΡΟΥ ΝΕΙΚοΜΗ
Reverse design eagle standing, facing, head, right, spreading wings, fighting serpent erect before it; in exergue, galley, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 12
Reference Rec 135
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1338 Rec 135, pl. XCII.14 (rev.)