RPC IV.3, 6890 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6890 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription (ΑΥ Κ) Μ ΑΥ ΚοΜ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Κομμόδος Ἀντωνῖνος Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Κομ(μόδος) Ἀντωνῖν(ος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ(ΕΙΑϹ) ΕΤ ΓΙ
Edition Μητροπόλεως Καισαρείας ἔτους γιʹ Μητρο(πόλεως) Καισαρείας ἔτ(ους) γιʹ
Translation of the metropolis of Caesarea, of year 13
Reverse design male radiate-headed figure (Helios) seated on rock, left, holding branch, resting arm on globe
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 5.39 g
Axis 5, 6, 11
Reference S 384, BMC 217, Ganschow 328
Specimens 9 (3 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 217, pl. XI.7 (rev.)
2 2     B: (Löbb)
3 3     B: (Löbb)
4 4     vA 6450
5 5     Henseler 667 = Ganschow 328b = Lanz 60, 1992, lot 596
6 6     Henseler 668 = Ganschow 328d
7 7     Naumann 85, 5 Jan. 2020, lot 354
8 8     CGT coll.
9 9     Private coll. CGT