RPC IV.2, 9196 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 9196 (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 5 (whiskers and GERMANICVS)
Dating c. 179
Obverse inscription COMMODO CAES AVG FI GE
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus (youthful with whiskers) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL AVG TROAD
Reverse design nude Apollo standing with foot on omphalos(?), left, leaning forward, resting elbow on knee, holding laurel-branch over raven
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: (Löbb)
2 2     Private coll. C. Rhodes = Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland 13 (09/10/2003), coll. J.-P. Righetti, 340 = CNG Electronic Auction 215 (29/07/ 2009), 423