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 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