RPC IV.1, 8452 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 8452 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Prusa ad Olympum
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, co-emperors
Dating c. 176–179
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Λ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Κόμοδος
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Commodus
Obverse design laureate bust of Commodus (lightly bearded) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΠΡοΥϹΑΕωΝ
Edition Προυσαέων
Translation of the Prusaeans
Reverse design temple with six columns
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 6.77 g
Axis 1, 6
Reference Rec 53(1)
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     V: GR 15861
2 2     ✸ Leu WA 25, 11 Mar. 2023, lot 1521
3 3     Aquila Numismatics 15, 6 July 2024, lot 534