RPC IV.2, 651 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 651 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Mysia
City Germe
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Magistrate Kapiton
Issue Commodus as co-emperor of Marcus or sole ruler: Issue 1
Dating c. 179–180
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤο Κ Λ ΑΥ ΚοΜοΔοϹ
Edition Αὐτο(κράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Κόμοδος
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Commodus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus (lightly bearded) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΚΑΠΙΤΩΝοϹ ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ Καπίτωνος Γερμηνῶν
Translation under Capito of the Germenians
Reverse design nude Apollo standing, right, crossing legs, placing hand on top of head, resting arm on decorated pillar surmounted by lyre; to left, laurel-tree entwined by serpent (Python) with arrow in head
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 13.47 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Ehling 119–21
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     vA 1110
2 2     V-ON Leypold I, no. 314
3 3     Private coll. CGT = Naville Numismatics 23 (12/06/2016), 192
4 4     A-KIKPE SNG Pfälzer, no. 1466
5 5     ✸ Winterthur: Inv. 7012 MünzZentrum 64 (15/04/1988), 356 = G. Hirsch 167 (26/09/1990), 1040 = Ehling 121, 1, pl. 2
6 6     B: 18262489, I-B Weber, ΧΑΡΙΤΕΣ, 483, no. 5, pl. VIII.11 (rev.), under 'Hierapolis in Phrygia'