RPC IV.1, 7825 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 7825 (temporary)
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Cassandrea
Reign Uncertain
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Issue Reign of Marcus Aurelius or Commodus
Dating 175–192
Obverse inscription [I]M L AVR COM (A shaped as Λ)
Edition Im(perator) L(ucius) Aur(elius) Com(modus)
Translation Emperor Lucius Aurelius Commodus
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL I[V]L AVG CAS (A shaped as Λ)
Edition col(onia) Iul(ia) Aug(usta) Cas(sandria)
Translation the colony Julia Augusta Cassandrea
Reverse design nude Neptune/Poseidon standing, facing, head, left, holding dolphin and trident
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 6.78 g
Axis 6
Reference AMNG 10
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Mu: under Uncertain
1 1     P: 608
1 1     Moscow, University = AMNG 10, pl. XIII.9 (rev.), cast at the Griechisches Münzwerk, Berlin
2 2     DG coll., ex Numisfitz eBay