RPC IV.1, 7913 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 7913 (temporary)
Province Achaea
Region Corinthia
City Corinth
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription M COMMODVS ANTON[
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus, right
Reverse inscription C L I COR
Edition c(olonia) L(aus)Iul(ia) Cor(inthiensium)
Translation Colony of Laus Iulia of the Corinthians
Reverse design cult statue of Venus/Aphrodite of Acrocorinthus standing, left, holding Mars/Ares' shield before her as mirror; to left, Amor/Eros standing, right, holding torch(?) in extended right hand; to right, dolphin, head, downwards; in right upper field, bucranium
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.98 g
Axis 6
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 954