RPC IV.2, 9786 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 9786 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Tralles
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Issue Commodus as co-emperor of Marcus: without personal name but probably part of the issue of Menandros, grammateus
Dating c. 177–179
Obverse inscription Λ ΑΥΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Edition Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρή(λιος) Κόμοδος
Translation Lucius Aurelius Commodus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from centre
Reverse inscription ΤΡΑΛΛΙΑΝΩΝ
Edition Τραλλιανῶν
Translation of the Trallians
Reverse design Aphrodite standing, right, holding apple
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 4.28 g
Axis 6
Reference Oer de Almeida 106
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 27937 GRPCL Tralles (formerly Seleukeia) 258
2 2     B: I-B
3 3     SNG Tatış I, no. 879
4 4     Private coll. CGT, ex Gitbud & Naumann