RPC IV.1, 6635 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #5

 

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)
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus (lightly bearded), right
Reverse inscription CoL IVL AVG CAS(SAN) (A shaped as Λ)
Reverse design head of Jupiter/Zeus Ammon, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Axis 6
Specimens 5 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number 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')