RPC IV.3, 6588 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6588 (temporary)
Province Arabia
Region Syria
City Pella
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟϹ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Κόμμοδος Ἀντωνῖνος Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Κόμμοδος Ἀντωνῖνος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Commodus Antoninus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΦΙΛΙΠ Τ Κ ΠΕΛΛΑΙωΝ Π Ν[ΥΜ?] Κ ϹΥΡΙ [Ε]ΤΟ ϚΜϹ
Edition Φιλιππέων τῶν καὶ Πελλαίων πρὸς Νυμφαίῳ? Κοίλης Συρίας ἔτους ϛμσʹ Φιλιπ(πέων) τῶν κ(αὶ) Πελλαίων π(ρὸς) Νυμ(φαίῳ?) Κ(οίλης) Συρί(ας) ἔτο(υς) ϛμσʹ
Translation of the Philippeans, also called Pellans, near the Nymphaion(?), of Coele-Syria, of year 246
Reverse design temple with six columns enclosing statue, facing; temple on platform of six or seven pillars, resting on top of mountain; below, balustrade with columns and gateways
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Average weight 24.53 g
Axis 11
Reference Spijkerman 9, H. Herzfelder, RN 1936, 287, no. 5
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: Z2239 (ex private coll. H. Herzfelder) H. Herzfelder, RN 1936, 287, no. 5, pl. VI.4 = Spijkerman 9, pl. 46
2 2     J-SBF Spijkerman 9
3 3     J-SBF Spijkerman 9
4 4     Private coll. Kagan
5 5     CNG Triton XXV, 11 Jan. 2022, lot 675
6 6     R. Hoppensteadt coll.