Corinth Coin: 1915 28
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Coin
Name:   1915 28
Title:   Roman Imperial Copper/Bronze Medallion of Commodus (AD 176 - AD 192)
Year:   1915
Coin Number:   28
Period:   Roman Imperial
Material:   AE
Denomination:   medallion
Authority:   Commodus
Obverse Legend:   M COMMODVS ANTONINVS - PIVS FEL[IX AVG] BRIT
Obverse Type:   Bust of Commodus r., laureate, draped and cuirassed
Reverse Legend:   FORTVNAE [RE]DV[CI C] V P P
Reverse Type:   Commodus standing r., veiled, sacrificing on tripod; Fortuna seated l., on throne, holding rudder in r. and cornucopiae in l.
Axis Clock:   11
Diameter:   39
Chronology:   AD 176 - AD 192
Findspot Description:   From Drain
Excavation Date: April 1915 ?
K. Scott Cat (#39), .
Notes:   Study Collection. Data Entry Funded by the Kress Foundation.
* Originally 1915-151
Card 151
186-189 (Cos V) ?
MI: Rev legend very obscure, reading perhaps unduly influenced by Cohen
Reference:   Cohen III p. 249, #170; RIC class not include medallions
Published:   Corinth VI, p. 79, no. 65
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Edwards, Corinth 6, 1933
Image: digital 2011 4730
Image: digital 2011 4731
Image: digital 2011 4732