RPC IV.3, 6758 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6758 (temporary)
Province Syria
Region Phoenicia
City Berytus
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Dating c. 184–190
Obverse inscription ]DVS AN[ (A shaped as Λ)
Edition [---]dus An[---]
Translation [---]dus An[---]
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus, right
Reverse inscription SEC SAEC CoL BER (A shaped as Λ)
Edition Sec(ularis) Saec(uli) col(onia) Ber(ytus)
Translation Secular Games, Colony Berytus
Reverse design nude Neptune/Poseidon standing with foot on rock (or prow?), left, holding dolphin and trident
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 9.48 g
Axis 7
Reference Sawaya 1304–5, BMC 108
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1908,0110.1125 BMC 108, obverse as 'Marcus Aurelius?', in L under 'Marcus Aurelius', obverse legend obscure
2 2     P: coll. Chandon de Briailles 755 Sawaya 1305, pl. 21 (D285, R529)