RPC IV.3, 6355 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

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
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΦΛ ΝΕΑϹ ϹΥΡΙ Π
Reverse design turreted Tyche-Astarte standing with foot uncertain object (prow?), left, holding bust and spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Axis 1, 2, 12
Reference BMC 80
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 80, pl. VI.9 (rev.)
2 2     ✸ P: coll. Count Melchior de Vogüe 412
3 3     B: (Löbb)
4 4     Frank Sternberg 34 (22/10/1998), 244, pl. XVI