Alexandria: Commodus (166/177-192 AD.) [ AL_2215 ]
Categorisation
Materiality
Die properties
| Obverse | Reverse | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Kopf des Commodus mit Lorbeerkranz nach rechts | Brustbild des Nil nach rechts, Himation über linker Schulter, über rechter Schulter Füllhorn; im Feld L ΚΔ |
| Depicted Person |
Commodus (166/177-192 AD.)
(
Augustus
)
|
- |
| Picture concept |
Portrait type: head (to the right)
Ruler (male) (in portrait, wearing)
Laurel wreath (worn)
|
Portrait type: bust (to the right, seen from front)
Nile (in portrait, wearing)
Lotus (bud) (worn)
Taenia (worn)
Himation (worn)
Cornucopia (left)
|
| Legend (edited) | Μ(ΑΡΚΟΣ) Α(ΥΡΗΛΙΟΣ) ΚΟ(ΜΜΟΔΟΣ) ΑΝΤΩ(ΝΙΝΟΣ) - ΣΕΒ(ΑΣΤΟΣ) ΕΥΣΕΒ(ΗΣ) | - |
| Legend (plain) | Μ Α ΚΟ ΑΝΤΩ ΣΕΒ ΕΥΣΕΒ | - |
| Title (Latin) |
Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus Pius
|
- |
| Mark/Monogram | - |
in field
:
L Κ-Δ
|
References and Commentary
| Referenced type (Roman Provincial Coinage) | RPC IV 4, 14196 (temporary) | |
| Reference Literature |
R. S. Poole, A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. Alexandria and the Nomes, London 1892.
No.
1423
(Comparable: Vorderseiten-Legende)
J. W. Curtis, The Tetradrachms of Roman Egypt, Chicago 1969 (Reprint).
No.
836
(Comparable: Vorderseiten-Legende)
G. Dattari, Monete Imperiali Greche, Numi Augg. Alexandrini, Vol. I (Testo), Vol. II (Tavole), Cairo 1901.
No.
3874
(Comparable: Vorderseiten-Legende)
F. Feuardent, Collections Giovanni di Demetrio, Numismatique, Égypte ancienne II, Domination romain, Paris 1872.
No.
2261
(Comparable: Vorderseiten-Legende; vgl. 2262)
A. Geißen, Katalog Alexandrinischer Kaisermünzen der Sammlung des Instituts für Altertumskunde der Universität zu Köln, Bd. III (Marc Aurel- Gallienus Nr. 1995-3014), Opladen 1982.
No.
2215
(This sample)
G. Macdonald, Catalogue of Greek Coins in the Hunterian Collection, Vol. III, Glasgow 1905.
No.
558
J. G. Milne, Catalogue of Alexandrian Coins. With a Supplement by C. M. Kraay, London 1971.
No.
2651
(Comparable: Vorderseiten-Legende)
T. E. Mionnet, Description de médailles antiques, Greques et Romains VI, Paris 1813.
No.
2345
(Comparable: Vorderseiten-Legende)
J. Vogt, Die Alexandrinischen Münzen, Bd. II (Münzverzeichnis), Stuttgart 1924.
S.
108
|
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| Commentary literature |
J. Vogt, Die Alexandrinischen Münzen, Bd. I (Text), Stuttgart 1924.
S.
147f.
|
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