RPC IV.3, 7085 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 7085 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Dating c. 180–182
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Μ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ Ϲ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Κόμοδος Ἀντωνῖνος Σεβαστός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Κόμο(δος) Ἀντωνῖνος Σ(εβαστός)
Translation Emperor Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus (short beard), right
Reverse inscription ΥΠΑΤΟϹ Γ ΠΑΤ ΠΑΤΡΙ
Edition ὕπατος γʹ πατὴρ πατρίδος ὕπατος γʹ πατ(ὴρ) πατρί(δος)
Translation consul for the third time, Father of the Fatherland
Reverse design Mount Argaeus with trees; above, star
Metal silver
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 4.11 g
Axis 1, 5, 6, 11, 12
Reference Metcalf 148c
Specimens 9 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Metcalf Hoard 805, pl. 45
2 2     Metcalf Hoard 806, pl. 45
3 3     Metcalf Hoard 809, pl. 45
4 4     Fund 208, pl. 11
5 5     Fund 209, pl. 11
6 6     Fund 210, pl. 11
7 7     ✸ P: 478
8 8     B: (Löbb)
9 9     Henseler 604 = Ganschow 295d = Müller 64, 1990, lot 461 = Weiser 204