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Poimanenon, Commodus, bronze coin — Nude Eros standing (CN type 12811)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

c. AD 175–177

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin in bronze struck at Poimanenon in Mysia under Commodus, dated c. AD 175–177. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 12811 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Bare-headed bust of youthful Commodus, right, wearing paludamentum. Legend: Λ ΑVΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΓΕΡ ϹΕΒ ΥΟϹ. Reverse: Nude Eros standing, facing, spreading wings, holding arrow in right hand, resting left arm on decorated pillar. Legend: ΑΡΧ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΑΝΟΥ ΑϹΚΛΗ ΠΑVϹΑ ΠΟΙΜΑ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 8.03 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 25.9–26.5 mm (from 1 recorded specimen). Published references cited by the corpus: Heuchert, RPC IV: Roman Provincial Coinage. Vol. IV: From Antoninus Pius to Commodus (AD 138–192). online (temporary), http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/, nr. 1671; Kaufmann and Stauber, Poimanenon bei Eski Manyas? Zeugnisse und Lokalisierung einer kaum bekannten Stadt, p. 76, nr. 44; Linked type corpus, RPC IV.2, 1671.

Evidence at a glance

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Historical context

Poimanenon was a fortified Greek town in ancient Mysia, located south of Cyzicus and southwest of Lake Aphnitis, known for its celebrated temple of Asclepius. Civic bronzes struck at Poimanenon around 175–177 reflect this period of his youth and rise within the imperial administration.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
25.9–26.5 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
8.03 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Poimanenon
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Commodus

Design

Obverse type
Bare-headed bust of youthful Commodus, right, wearing paludamentum.
Reverse type
Nude Eros standing, facing, spreading wings, holding arrow in right hand, resting left arm on decorated pillar
Obverse legend
Λ ΑVΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΓΕΡ ϹΕΒ ΥΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΑΡΧ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΑΝΟΥ ΑϹΚΛΗ ΠΑVϹΑ ΠΟΙΜΑ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12811
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12811

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