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Image of specimen #4 |
URI | https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/625 json ttl rdf xml epidoc |
Volume | IV.2 |
Number | 625 (temporary) |
Province | Asia |
Subprovince | Conventus of Cyzicus |
Region | Mysia |
City | Parium |
Reign | Marcus Aurelius |
Person (obv.) | Commodus (Augustus) |
Issue | Commodus as co-emperor of Marcus or sole ruler: Issue 2 (»Kyzikos«) |
Dating | c. 179–180 |
Obverse inscription | IMP CAI(sic) L AVR COMODVS (L shaped as Λ) |
Edition | Imp(erator) Ca{i}<e>(sar) L(ucius) Aur(elius) Com<m>odus |
Translation | Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Commodus |
Obverse design | laureate-headed bust of Commodus (lightly bearded) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear |
Reverse inscription | C G I H PAR |
Edition | c(olonia) G(emella) I(ulia) H(adriana) Par(iana) |
Translation | the Julian twin colony of Hadrianic Parium |
Reverse design | Ceres/Demeter advancing, right, holding torch in each hand |
Metal | copper-based alloy |
Average diameter | 20 mm |
Average weight | 4.23 g |
Axis | 6, 7, 8 |
Specimens | 12 (4 in the core collections) |