RPC IV.3, 7081 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 7081 (temporary)
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Dating c. 180–182
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜ ΑΝΤωΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Κόμ(μοδος) Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Commodus (short beard) with traces of drapery, right
Reverse inscription ΥΠΑΤΟϹ Γ ΠΑΤ ΠΑΤ
Edition ὕπατος γ' πατ(ὴρ) πατ(ρίδος)
Translation consul for the third time, father of the fatherland
Reverse design Mount Argaeus with trees; on summit, Helios standing, left, holding globe and long sceptre
Metal silver
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 4.27 g
Axis 1, 11
Reference Metcalf 147a
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Fund 205, pl. 11
2 2     Fund 206, pl. 11
3 3     ✸ Kölner Münzkabinett 117, 2022, lot 189