RPC IV.3, 5829 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 5829 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Olba
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜ ΑИΤ ΕΥ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤω ΟΛΒΕωΝ ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΕΝΝ (Νs might be reversed)
Reverse design draped bust of Sarapis wearing kalathos, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 6
Reference Staffieri, Olba 57 corr., BMC 26 corr., G.M. Staffieri, QT 16 (1987), 237, no. 57
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: BMC 26, pl. XXII.11 (rev.) GM 711, no. 568, obverse as 'Marcus Aurelius or Lucius Verus' = W. Drexler, NZ 21 (1889), 212, no. 1, obverse as 'Pius'
2 2     Adana: Cox 100, pl. V Staffieri, Olba 57, pl. VI.50
3 3     Private collection G.M. Staffieri, Lugano = G.M. Staffieri, QT 16 (1987), 237, no. 57, illustrated
4 4     Private coll. Curtis Clay = Ares Numismatics Web Auction 5 (22/12/2019), 533, under 'Marcus Aurelius Caesar'