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Image of specimen #2 |
URI | https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/1938 json ttl rdf xml epidoc |
Volume | IV.2 |
Number | 1938 (temporary) |
Province | Asia |
Subprovince | Conventus of Sardis |
Region | Phrygia |
City | Cadi |
Reign | Marcus Aurelius |
Person (obv.) | Commodus (Augustus) |
Magistrate | Aelius Menophilos (archon) |
Issue | Commodus as co-emperor of Marcus |
Dating | c. 177–179, probably c. 178–179 |
Obverse inscription | ΑΥΤ Λ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ |
Edition | Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Κόμμοδο(ς) |
Translation | Emperor Lucius Aurelius Commodus |
Obverse design | laureate-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear |
Reverse inscription | ΕΠΙ ΑΙΛ ΜΗΝΟΦΙΛΟΥ ΑΡΧ ΚΑΔοΗΝΩΝ |
Edition | ἐπὶ Αἰλ(ίου) Μηνοφίλου ἄρχ(οντος) Καδοηνῶν |
Translation | under Aelius Menophilos, archon, of the Cadians |
Reverse design | to left, Hygieia standing, right, feeding serpent from patera; to right, Asclepius standing, facing, head, left, holding serpent-staff |
Metal | copper-based alloy |
Average diameter | 30 mm |
Average weight | 10.89 g |
Axis | 6 |
Reference | BMC 27 |
Specimens | 3 (2 in the core collections) |