RPC IV.3, 6604 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6604 (temporary)
Province Arabia
Region Syria
City Gerasa
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Issue Marcus Aurelius and Commodus, co-emperors
Dating 177–180
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Λ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Κομόδος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Κομ(όδος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Commodus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΑΝ Τω Π(Ρ) Χ(Ρ) Τω ΠΡ Γ
Edition Ἀντιοχέων τῶν πρὸς Χρυσορρόᾳ τῶν πρότερον Γερασηνῶν Ἀν(τιοχέων) τῶ(ν) πρ(ὸς) Χρ(υσορρόᾳ) τῶ(ν) πρ(ότερον) Γ(ερασηνῶν)
Translation of the Antiochenes ad Chrysorhoam, formerly Gerasa
Reverse design turreted Tyche seated on rock, left, upper part of body and head, right, holding ears of barley in each hand; resting foot on swimming river-god
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 5.57 g
Axis 6, 11, 12
Reference Spijkerman 22
Specimens 13 (2 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     J-SBF Spijkerman 22
2 2     J-SBF Spijkerman 22
3 3     J-SBF Spijkerman 22
4 4     J-SBF Spijkerman 22
5 5     ✸ NY: 1961.154.204 SNG 1347
6 6     NY: 1971.193.45 SNG 1348
7 7     Bern: Righetti 2536
8 8     Paul-Francis Jacquier 24 (Spring 2000), 305
9 9     Frank Sternberg 34 (22/10/1998), 476, pl. XXVII
10 10     Ira & Larry Goldberg 106, 4 Sep. 2018, lot 1431
11 11     CGT coll. ex Savoca 6th London Blue, 6 Oct. 2019, lot 638
12 12     CGT coll.
13 13     CGT coll.