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Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Commodus, bronze (CN type 13033)

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Record status

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Period

ca. 180-182 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Apollonia ad Rhyndacum in Mysia under Commodus dated ca. 180-182 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 13033. Obverse: Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Apollo naked, standing left, torso slightly bent, holding branch in his right hand, right foot resting on basis. In front of him a raven.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
27–29 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
10.42 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Apollonia ad Rhyndacum
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Commodus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Apollo naked, standing left, torso slightly bent, holding branch in his right hand, right foot resting on basis. In front of him a raven.
Obverse legend
ΑV ΚΑΙ Μ ΑVΡΗΛ ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/13033
Type corpus identifier
CN type 13033

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