RPC IV.1, 8356 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 8356 (temporary)
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Marcianopolis
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Magistrate Caecilius Maternus (legatus Augusti pro praetore)
Dating c. 187
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ (Αs shaped as Λs)
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Κόμοδος
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Commodus
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Commodus (lightly bearded) wearing cuirass decorated with bust of Athena and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΗΓ ΚΑΙΚ ΜΑΤΕΡΝοΥ ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ (Αs may be shaped as Λs)
Edition ἡγ(εμόνος) Καικ(ιλίου) Ματέρνου Μαρκιανοπολειτῶν
Translation of the governor Caecilius Maternus, of the Marcianopolitans
Reverse design nude Apollo (youthful) standing, right, placing right hand on head, holding bow over tree trunk entwined by serpent
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 11.45 g
Axis 1, 6, 7, 12
Reference H&J (2006) 6.10.7.1-2, H&J (2014) 6.10.7.1-2
Specimens 12 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Duisburg Köhler-Osbahr 608
1 1     Sofia: 539B, cast at the Griechisches Münzwerk, Berlin
2 2     CNG 41, 19 Mar. 1997, lot 1347
3 3     O
4 4     Private coll., Baton Rouge
5 5     Private collection Hugh Williams, UK
5 5     C. Rhodes coll.
6 6     Auctiones GmbH e 31, 23 Nov. 2014, lot 60
7 7     Roma Numismatics EA 77, 26 Nov. 2020, lot 777
8 8     Naumann 106, 1 Aug. 2021, lot 313
9 9     ✸ VIA GmbH 3, 25 May 2023, lot 251 = Roma Numismatics EA 118, 8 Apr. 2024, lot 1022
10 10     Gorny & Mosch 147, 7 Mar. 2006, lot 1580