RPC IV.3, 9067 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 9067 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Judaea
City Gaza
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Caesar)
Dating 175–177
Obverse inscription ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ [ΚΑΙ ϹΕΒΑ?] ΥΙΟϹ ΓΕΡΜ
Edition Κόμοδος Καῖσαρ Σεβαστοῦ υἰὸς Γερμανικοῦ Κόμοδος Καῖ(σαρ) Σεβα(στοῦ) υἰὸς Γερμ(ανικοῦ)
Translation Commodus Caesar, son of Augustus, Germanicus
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ϚΛϹ ΓΑΖΑ
Edition ϛλσʹ Γάζα ϛλσʹ Γάζα
Translation 236, Gaza
Reverse design temple with two columns enclosing two statues: to left, Artemis standing, right, drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder, holding bow; to right, nude Marnas standing, left; between statues, Gaza-symbol (mem)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 14.46 g
Axis 12
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1944.100.69073 SNG 940, misreading obverse legend as 'ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟС ΚΑΙСΑΡ СƐΒΑСΤΟС'