RPC IV.3, 6360 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6360 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Sebaste
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAI(sic) AV CO[MM?] (all As shaped as Λ)
Edition Imp(erator) Cai(sar) Au(relius) Comm(odus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Aurelius Commodus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗΝωΝ ϹΥΡ ϹΙΕ
Edition Σεβαστηνῶν Συρ(ίας) σιεʹ
Translation of the Sebasteans of Syria, 215
Reverse design Demeter standing, right, holding long torch (or sceptre) and ears of corn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 12.88 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 8–9
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 8, pl. VIII.11 (rev.)
2 2     L: BMC 9
3 3     CNG 54 (14/06/2000), 1188
4 4     IMJ: Rosenberger III, 56, no. 13
5 5     ✸ NY: 1944.100.69186 SNG 1075, obverse legend wrongly as 'IMP C M AV COMM', on rev., Demeter with long sceptre instead of torch
6 6     Stack's Coin Galleries Dec. 2006 (13/12/2006), 113