RPC IV.3, 6900 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6900 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΚΟΜΟ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝ
Edition Μᾶρκος Κόμοδος Ἀντωνῖνος Μ(ᾶρκος) Κόμο(δος) Ἀντωνῖν(ος)
Translation Marcus Commodus Antoninus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΕΙ(Α) ΕΤ ΙΑ (date on altar)
Edition Μητροπόλεως Καισαρείας ἔτους ιαʹ Μητροπό(λεως) Καισαρεία(ς) 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 26 mm
Average weight 10.93 g
Axis 12
Reference S Suppl. 375b
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Mu: 62
2 2     NY: 1944.100.62467
3 3     Henseler 645A = Zeus Numismatics EA 16, 2021, lot 379
4 4     A.S. coll. (ex Münzhandlung Dr. Dominik Elkowicz 22, 13 Dec. 2023, lot 414)