RPC IV.3, 6355 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6355 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Neapolis
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ΚοΜΜοΔω
Edition Μάρκῳ Αὐρηλίῳ Κομμόδῳ Μάρ(κῳ) Αὐρ(ηλίῳ) Κομμόδῳ
Translation to Marcus Aurelius Commodus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΦΛ ΝΕΑϹ ϹΥΡΙ Π
Edition Φλαουίας Νέας Συρίας Παλαιστίνης Φλ(αουίας) Νέας Συρί(ας) Π(αλαιστίνης)
Translation of Flavia Neapolis, of Syria Palaestina
Reverse design turreted Tyche-Astarte standing with foot uncertain object (prow?), left, holding bust and spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 4.50 g
Axis 1, 2, 12
Reference BMC 80
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 80, pl. VI.9 (rev.)
2 2     P: coll. Count Melchior de Vogüe 412
3 3     B: (Löbb)
3 3     ✸ Ira & Larry Goldberg 98, 6 June 2017, lot 1767
4 4     Frank Sternberg 34 (22/10/1998), 244, pl. XVI