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Hadrianopolis, Marc Aurel, bronze coin — Cult statue of Aphrodite on basis (CN type 14134)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 161–180

Issuing entity

Thrace

Coin in bronze struck at Hadrianopolis in Thrace under Marc Aurel, dated AD 161–180. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 14134 (issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Laureate bust of Commodus, left, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Legend: ΑV ΚΑΙ Λ ΑVΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ. 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. Legend: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛЄΙΤΩΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 9.16 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 24.8 mm (from 1 recorded specimen). Published references cited by the corpus: Linked type corpus.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
1

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Historical context

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus served as Roman emperor from 161 to 180, representing the final ruler of the Pax Romana. His reign was marked by substantial military conflicts, notably the Marcomannic Wars against the Marcomanni, Quadi, and Iazyges, as well as the Parthian War of his co-emperor Lucius Verus. This coin was issued under his imperial authority by the Thracian city of Hadrianopolis, historically known as Adrianople or Orestias.

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

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/14134
Type corpus identifier
CN type 14134

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