RPC IV.3, 6899 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6899 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΚΟΜΟ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟ
Edition Μᾶρκος Κόμοδος Ἀντωνῖνος Μ(ᾶρκος) Κόμο(δος) Ἀντωνῖνο(ς)
Translation Marcus Commodus Antoninus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΕΙΑϹ ΕΤ ΙΑ (date on altar)
Edition Μητροπόλεως Καισαρείας ἔτους ιαʹ Μητροπό(λεως) Καισαρείας ἔτ(ους) ιαʹ
Translation of the metropolis Caesarea, of year 11
Reverse design altar with four ears of corn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.75 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference S Suppl. 375a
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 494 Wa 6774
2 2     B: Löbb, on reverse date on altar obscure, attribution to this type only tentative