RPC IV.2, 871 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 871 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Alabanda
Region Caria
City Ceramus
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Magistrate Marcus Claudius Hermophantos (former archon)
Dating c. 191–192
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Κόμμοδος Αὔγουστος Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Κόμμοδος Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Commodus Augustus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from centre
Reverse inscription Μ ΚΛ ΕΡΜΟΦΑΝΤΟϹ ΑΡΞΑϹ ΚΕΡΑΜΙΗΤωΝ
Edition Μᾶρκος Κλαύδιος Ἑρμόφαντος ἄρξας Κεραμιητῶν Μ(ᾶρκος) Κλ(αύδιος) Ἑρμόφαντος ἄρξας Κεραμιητῶν
Translation Marcus Claudius Hermophantos, former archon, of the Ceramians
Reverse design to left, Zeus (Labraundos?) standing, right, holding long spear and double axe over lion; to right, Zeus (Chrysaoreus?) standing, facing, head, left, holding patera over eagle and long sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Average weight 28.66 g
Axis 6
Reference Türkoğlu, Keramos D.18, Spanu, Keramos 52, no. 32, J. Friedländer, ZfN 2 (1875), pp. 110–11
Specimens 3 (3 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 28222 J. Friedländer, ZfN 2 (1875), pp. 110–11 (rev. drawing)
2 2     B: I-B
3 3     NY: 1971.230.43 Türkoğlu, Keramos D.18 (illustrated p. 198)