RPC IV.3, 6483 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6483 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Carrhae
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription (obverse legend obscure)
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus, right
Reverse inscription ΚΑΡ[ ] [ΦΙΛ]ΟΡω (facing outward)
Reverse design crescent on filleted globe surmounted by star; globe resting on base
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 14 mm
Axis 4, 6, 12
Reference BMC 3
Specimens 4 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: BMC 3, pl. XII.5 (rev.), obverse legend obscure
2 2     ✸ P: 1835
3 3     L: G 2004
4 4     NY: 1944.100.65812, both legends obscure, attribution to this type not entirely certain