RPC IV.2, 227 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 227 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Aeolis
City Elaea
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Magistrate Lucius Castricius Schinos (strategos for the second time)
Dating c. 191
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΛΟ ΑΙΛ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Λούκιος Αἴλιος Αὐρήλιος Κόμμοδος Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Λο(ύκιος) Αἴλ(ιος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Κόμμοδος
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus (long and wide beard) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΤΡΑ Λ ΚΑϹΤΡΙ ϹΧΕΙΝΟΥ ΤΟ Β ΕΛΑΙΤΩΝ
Edition στρατηγοῦ Λουκίου Καστρίκιου Σχείνου βʹ Ἐλαιτῶν στρα(τηγοῦ) Λ(ουκίου) Καστρί(κιου) Σχείνου βʹ Ἐλαιτῶν
Translation of the strategos Lucius Castricius Schinos, for the second time, of the Elaeans
Reverse design to left, Athena seated, right, feeding serpent entwined around tree; leaning against her seat, shield; to right, Zeus seated, left, holding patera and long sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 42 mm
Average weight 39.80 g
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1979-1-1-1675 vA 1613, probably tooled
2 2     P: 324 (Medaillon)
3 3     Winterthur Bloesch 2, no. 2818, ex coll. R. Hecht
4 4     ✸ Triton 16 (08/01/2013), 696 = Triton 20 (10/01/2017), 454, reverse lightly double struck