RPC IV.2, 966 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 966 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Colophon
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Magistrate Iulius Faustus (strategos for the second time)
Dating c. 184–188
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Κόμμοδος Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Κόμμοδος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus (long beard), right
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΙΟΥ ΦΑΥϹΤΟΥ ΤΟ Β ΚΟΛΟΦΩΝΙΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ στρατηγοῦ Ἰουλίου Φαύστου τὸ βʹ Κολοφωνίων ἐπὶ στρ(ατηγοῦ) Ἰου(λίου) Φαύστου τὸ βʹ Κολοφωνίων
Translation under Iulius Faustus, strategos for the second time, of the Colophonians
Reverse design Apollo (Klarios) seated, left, holding laurel-branch and lyre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 14.56 g
Axis 6
Reference Milne, Kolophon 194, Hochard 772 corr.
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Tire: Inv. 946, under 'Hypaepa' SNG Turkey 5.I, no. 370 (under 'Hypaepa') = Hochard 772a, pl. 39 (under 'Hypaepa' and misreading name of 'magistrate')
1 1     ✸ O Milne, Kolophon 194a, pl. XII