RPC IV.3, 6730 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume IV.3
Number 6730 (temporary)
Province Arabia
Region Arabia
City Bostra
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Caesar)
Dating 175–177
Obverse inscription Λ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΚΑΙϹ ΑΥ[
Edition Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Κόμοδος Καῖσαρ Αὐ--- Λ(ούκιος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Κόμοδος Καῖσ(αρ) Αὐ[---]
Translation Lucius Aurelius Commodus Caesar Au[---]
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription ΝΕ ΤΡΑ ΤΥΧ ΒΟϹ
Edition Νέας Τραιανῆς Τύχη Βόστρας Νέ(ας) Τρα(ιανῆς) Τύχ(η) Βόσ(τρας)
Translation Tyche of Nea Traiana Bostra
Reverse design turreted and draped bust of Tyche, right; to left, trophy(?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 16.24 g
Axis 12
Reference Kindler, Bostra 15 corr., Spijkerman 25
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1944.100.69259 SNG 1192 = Kindler, Bostra 15, pl. II
2 2     J-SBF Spijkerman 25, pl. 14