RPC IV.4, 3484

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.4
Number 3484
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Issue Year ΚƐ = 25
Dating AD 184/5
Obverse inscription Μ Α(Υ) ΚΟ(Μ) ΑΝΤω ϹΕΒ ΕΥϹΕΒ(Η)
Edition Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Κόμμοδος Ἀντωνῖνος Σεβαστὸς Εὐσεβής Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Κόμ(μοδος) Ἀντω(νῖνος) Σεβ(αστὸς) Εὐσεβή(ς)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus Pious
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus, right
Reverse inscription L ΚΕ
Edition ἔτους κεʹ (ἔτους) κεʹ
Translation of year 25
Reverse design Tyche standing, facing, head, left, wearing kalathos, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 8.51 g
Axis 12
Reference D 3947, DS 9655, 9658, 12321 (on pl. 212)
Specimens 7 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2, 6–7: same rev. die. 3, 5: same rev. die.
Note Date recut on die from L ΚΔ to L ΚƐ.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.61907
2 2     O: HCR34431
3 3     Leeds-UL: 160
4 4     12321 (on pl. 212)
5 5     ✸ D 3947 = Künker 347, 22 Mar. 2021, lot 260 = Private collection OTH
6 6     Dattari
7 7     DS 9658 = VMR 3947 (Figari - Mosconi 945) = Naville Numismatics 20, 7 Feb. 2016, lot 377