RPC IV.3, 6368 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6368 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Judaea
City Raphia
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Μ ΑΝΤ ΚΟΜ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ωνῖνος) Κόμ(μοδος) Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Marcus Antoninus Commodus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus (short beard) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΡΑΦΙΑ ΜϹ
Edition Ῥαφία μσʹ
Translation Raphia, 240
Reverse design turreted Tyche standing, facing, head, left, holding infant Dionysus with grapes and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 19.61 g
Axis 12
Reference Meshorer, Raphia 10, BMC 1
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     J-MJA
2 2     Private coll. E. Grosswirth, Jerusalem
3 3     ✸ L: BMC 1, pl. XVIII.1
4 4     P: 234 de Saulcy 237