RPC IV.2, 8951 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 8951 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Troas
City Alexandria
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Issue Commodus as co-emperor of Marcus: Group 2 (youthful and GERMANICVS)
Dating c. 177–179
Obverse inscription CoMMo CAISARI(sic) AV GER
Edition Commodo Caisari Augusto Germanico Commo(do) Caisari Au(gusto) Ger(manico)
Translation to Commodus Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL A(V)G TROA
Edition colonia Augusta Troas col(onia) Aug(usta) Troa(s)
Translation the Augustan colony of the Troad
Reverse design cult statue of Apollo Smintheus standing on short column, right, having quiver at shoulder, holding patera and bow
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 6.54 g
Axis 1, 12
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1940-10-1-193
2 2     B: 18318750, 1900 Imhoof-Blumer
3 3     ✸ V-ON Leypold I, no. 447
4 4     Private coll. Jan Plas