RPC IV.1, 6635 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 6635 (temporary)
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Cassandrea
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, co-emperors
Dating 177–180
Obverse inscription IM L AVR CoM (A shaped as Λ)
Edition Imperator Lucius Aurelius Commodus Im(perator) L(ucius) Aur(elius) Com(modus)
Translation Emperor Lucius Aurelius Commodus
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus (lightly bearded), right
Reverse inscription CoL IVL AVG CAS(SAN) (A shaped as Λ)
Edition colonia Iulia Augusta Cassandria col(onia) Iul(ia) Aug(usta) Cassan(dria)
Translation colony Julia Augusta Cassandrea
Reverse design head of Jupiter/Zeus Ammon, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 5.77 g
Axis 6
Specimens 7 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.10378 SNG 237, reverse legend retrograde
2 2     P: 610
3 3     Mu: 7
4 4     B: 1879/181
5 5     ✸ D. G. coll. (ex Numismatik Naumann 67, 1st July /2018, lot 325, obv. emperor as 'Lucius Verus')
6 6     CGT coll. ex London Ancient Coin 26, 25 June 2013, lot 180 ex Roma Numismatics 4, 30 Sep. 2012, lot 2214
7 7     CGT coll.