RPC IV.3, 6549 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6549 (temporary)
Province Arabia
Region Syria
City Canatha
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΟ(sic) ΚΟΜ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνῖνος Κόμμοδος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Ἀντ{ο}<ω>(νῖνος) Κόμ(μοδος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Commodus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΓΑΒΕΙΝΕ ΚΑΝΑΘΗ(Ι)Ν(sic) ΓΝϹ
Edition Γαβεινείων Καναθηινῶν γνσʹ Γαβεινε(ίων) Καναθηιν(ῶν) γνσʹ
Translation of the Gabinian Canathians, 253
Reverse design turreted Tyche-Astarte standing, left, holding Nike and cornucopia, resting foot on swimming river-god
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 12.01 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference Spijkerman 10, H.C. Reichardt, NZ 12 (1880), 69, no. 2
Specimens 10 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     J-SBF Spijkerman 10
2 2     ✸ L: 1909-5-17-4
3 3     J-SBF Spijkerman 10
4 4     J-SBF Spijkerman 10
5 5     Ex private coll. H.C. Reichardt = H.C. Reichardt, NZ 12 (1880), 69, no. 2, pl. I.2 (drawing)
6 6     Ex private coll. Rev. W. Wright, Ireland
7 7     B: Löbb, broken, 11.28g
8 8     NY: 1944.100.69320 SNG 1264, reverse legend with ΚΑΝΑΘΙΗΝ(sic)
9 9     V: GR 27335, reverse legend with ΚΑΝΑΘΙΗΝ(sic)
10 10     F. Volpato coll.