RPC IV.2, 9440 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 9440 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Cyzicus
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Magistrate Titus Aelius Eteoneus (archon)
Dating c. 192
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Λ [ΑΙ] ΑΥ ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟϹ ΑΥΓ ϹΕΒ ΕΥϹ ΕΥΤ ΡΩΜΑΙΟϹ ΗΡΑΚΛΗϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Λούκιος Αἴλιος Αὐρήλιος Κόμμοδος Αὔγουστος Σεβαστὸς Εὐσεβὴς Εὐτυχὴς Ῥωμαῖος Ἡρακλῆς Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αἴ(λιος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Κόμμοδος Αὔγ(ουστος) Σεβ(αστὸς) Εὐσ(εβὴς) Εὐτ(υχὴς) Ῥωμαῖος Ἡρακλῆς
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus Augustus Pius Fortunate Roman Hercules
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus (long and wide beard) wearing lion skin, right, seen from front; to left, club
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΑΡΧ Τ ΑΙΛ ΕΤΕΩΝΕΩϹ ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕΩΚ
Edition ἐπὶ ἄρχοντος Τίτου Αἰλίου Ἐτεωνέως Κυζικηνῶν νεωκόρων ἐπὶ ἄρχ(οντος) Τ(ίτου) Αἰλ(ίου) Ἐτεωνέως Κυζικηνῶν νεωκ(όρων)
Translation under archon Titus Aelius Eteoneus, of the Cyzicenes, neocorate
Reverse design Demeter advancing, right, holding torch in each hand; to right at her feet, lighted altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 43 mm
Average weight 41.04 g
Axis 6
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Mu: 115b, acc. 97992
2 2     ✸ A-KIKPE Triton 18 (06/01/2015), 876, both sides slightly tooled = SNG Kikpe II, 548