RPC IV.3, 6362 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6362 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Sebaste
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C M AV COM AN
Edition Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Imp(erator) C(aesar) M(arcus) Au(relius) Com(modus) An(toninus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΕΒ]ΑϹΤΗ ϹΥΡ L [ϚΙϹ?] (date retrograde)
Edition Σεβαστηνῶν Συρίας Lαμπύς Σεβαστη(νῶν) Συρ(ίας) L(αμπύς)
Translation of the Sebasteans of Syria, of year 216
Reverse design temple with four columns and rounded pediment enclosing statue of turreted Tyche-Astarte standing with foot on small sphinx, left, holding human bust and long sceptre; in outer columnations, female figures standing, facing each other
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 14.52 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference BMC, p. xl
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: (Löbb) BMC, p. xl, pl. XL.8 (rev.)
2 2     NY: 1944.100.69188 SNG 1078
3 3     ✸ Bertolami 338, 26 May 2025, lot 663