RPC IV.3, 8568 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 8568 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Nysa-Scythopolis
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ[ ] [ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ?] ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ [ϹΕΒ?]
Edition Αὐ--- Κόμοδος Ἀντωνῖνος Σεβαστός Αὐ[---] Κόμοδος Ἀντωνῖνος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Au[---] Commodus Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus, right
Reverse inscription ΝΥ [Ϲ]Κ [ΙΕΡ]Ο [
Edition Νύσας Σκυθοπόλεως ἱεροῦ --- Νύ(σας) Σκ(υθοπόλεως) ἱερο(ῦ) [---]
Translation of Nysa-Scythopolis, sacred [---]
Reverse design nude Dionysus standing, left, holding cantharus over panther and long filleted thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 9.65 g
Axis 12
Reference Spijkerman —
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1999.32.177