RPC IV.2, 8467 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 8467 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Parium
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Issue Commodus as co-emperor of Marcus or sole ruler: Issue 2 (»Kyzikos«)
Dating c. 179–180
Obverse inscription IMP CAI(sic) L COMODVS (L shaped as Λ)
Edition Imp(erator) Ca{i}<e>(sar) L(ucius) Commodu(s)
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Commodus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus (lightly bearded) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription C G I H P
Edition c(olonia) G(emella) I(ulia) H(adriana) P(ariana)
Translation the colony Gemella Julia Hadriana of Parium
Reverse design founder as priest ploughing with two oxen, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 15 mm
Average weight 1.89 g
Axis 6
Specimens 5 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: (Löbb)
2 2     L: BMC 101
3 3     V: GR 31746 J. Hirsch 13 (15/05/1905), coll. Rhousopoulos, 3330, not illustrated
4 4     P: 1028 (4) (Seymour de Ricci) SNG 1488
5 5     CNA 15 (05/06/1991), 384