RPC IV.2, 622 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 622 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Parium
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Issue »Kyzikos«
Dating c. 188–190
Obverse inscription IMP CAI(sic) M AVR(Η) COMMODVS
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus (long and wide beard) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription C G I H PAR
Reverse design she-wolf standing, right, head, left, feeding twins
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 8 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1979-1-1-1584 vA 7444
2 2     Savoca Numismatik Blue 1 (23/09/2017), 867, worn
3 3     Numismatik Naumann 47 (09/10/2016), 294
4 4     Numismatik Naumann 46 (11/09/2016), 342
5 5     Brussels P. Naster, La collection Lucien de Hirsch. Catalogue des monnaies grecques (Brussels, 1959), 242, no. 1458, pl. LXXVII
6 6     Numismatik Naumann 52 (02/04/2017), 272
7 7     CNG Electronic Auction 388 (14/12/2016), 241, with some traces of tooling
8 8     Solidus Premium 13 (25/03/2017), 170 = Solidus Premium 18 (15/07/2017), 171, both sides with traces of tooling