RPC IV.3, 6895 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6895 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Μ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟ ΑΝΤωΝΙ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Κόμοδος Ἀντωνῖνος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Κόμο(δος) Ἀντωνῖ(νος)
Translation Emperor Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΕΙ[ΑϹ?] ΕΤ Ι (date on altar)
Edition Μητροπόλεως Καισαρείας ἔτους ιʹ Μητροπό(λεως) Καισαρείας ἔτ(ους) ιʹ
Translation metropolis of Caesarea, of year 10
Reverse design altar with four ears of corn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 10.96 g
Axis 12
Reference S Suppl. 373e
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1951.64.67
2 2     Henseler 638 = Ganschow 304c = Hirsch 205, 1999, lot 881 = CNG 43, 1997, lot 1043
3 3     Henseler 637 = Ganschow 304c