RPC IV.1, 6218 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 6218 (temporary)
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Elaeus
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Dating c. 184–190
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟ Κ[Α?]Ι ΜΑΡ ΑΥ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Edition Αὐτο(κράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Κόμοδος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΕΛΑΙΟΥϹΙΩΝ
Edition Ἐλαϊουσίων
Translation of the Elaeusians
Reverse design prow, right, acrostolium as stag's head, keel ending as boar's head; before keel, dolphin; on prow, helmeted Protesilaos standing, right, wearing military dress, holding spear, raising left arm
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 6.69 g
Axis 12
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Mu: 4, under 'Elaeusa-Sebaste in Cicilia' = J. Hirsch 21, (16/11/1908), coll. Consul Weber, 3938, pl. LI