RPC IV.2, 3293 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 3293 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Mysia
City Pergamum
Reign Antoninus Pius
Person (obv.) Lucius Verus (uncertain title)
Magistrate Iulius Pollio (strategos for the second time, asiarch, and neokoros)
Dating c. 147–161
Obverse inscription Λ ΑΥΡ ΑΙΛ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Edition Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Αἴλ(ιος) Κόμοδος
Translation Lucius Aurelius Aelius Commodus
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Lucius Verus (youthful) wearing paludamentum, right, seen from centre
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ Ι ΠΩΛΙ ΤΟ Β ΠΕΡΓΑ
Edition ἐπὶ στρα(τηγοῦ) Ἰ(ουλίου) Πωλλ(ίωνος) τὸ βʹ Περγά(μων)
Translation under strategos Iulius Pollio for the second time, of the Pergamenes
Reverse design serpent coiling on decorated altar, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 4.73 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Weisser 1011b corr., Cop 489 corr.
Specimens 5 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cop: 489, under 'Commodus'
2 2     ✸ L: BMC 303, pl. XXX.1 (rev.), under 'Commodus'
3 3     B: 18266061, I-B Weisser 1011, pl. 18, obverse as 'Commodus'
4 4     V: GR 16465, under 'Commodus'
5 5     Private coll. CGT, ex Gert Boersema