Hadrianopolis, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 14134)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

161–180 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Coin type in bronze struck at Hadrianopolis in Thrace under Marc Aurel dated 161–180 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 14134. Obverse: Laureate bust of Commodus, left, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Cult statue of Aphrodite on basis, standing facing, head right; to her right, Eros, flying left, holding globe; both between two columns with statues.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
24.8 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
9.16 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Hadrianopolis
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Marc Aurel

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Commodus, left, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Cult statue of Aphrodite on basis, standing facing, head right; to her right, Eros, flying left, holding globe; both between two columns with statues.
Obverse legend
ΑV ΚΑΙ Λ ΑVΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛЄΙΤΩΝ

Identification

Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/14134
Type corpus identifier
CN type 14134

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