RPC IV.1, 5527 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 5527 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Dating c. 184–190
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝ
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus, right
Reverse inscription ΟΜΗΡΟϹ ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Reverse design diademed and draped bust of Homer, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Axis 6
Reference Rec 190 corr., Rec 249 corr., F. Imhoof-Blumer, JIAN 1 (1898), 34, no. 27
Specimens 3 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1971-7-2-3, under 'Marcus Aurelius'
2 2     P: 896 Rec 190, pl. LXXI.20 (rev.)
3 3     V: GR 15581 Rec 239, 'Marcus Aurelius' = F. Imhoof-Blumer, JIAN 1 (1898), 34, no. 27, obverse legend tooled ΑVΤ Μ ΑVΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝ