RPC IV.3, 6359 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6359 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Sebaste
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAE[ ] [COM?][ (A shapead as Λ)
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus, right
Reverse inscription ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗΝ ϹΥΡ ϹΙϚ
Reverse design turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Axis 12
Reference BMC 7 corr.
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 7, pl. VIII.10 (rev.), date wrongly as 'CIA', i.e. year 211 = AD 186/7
2 2     ✸ NY: 1961.154.151 SNG 1076
3 3     Frank Sternberg 34 (22/10/1998), 278, pl. XVIII