Hadrianopolis, Commodus, unit (CN type 14222)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
191–192 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thraceunit in bronze struck at Hadrianopolis in Thrace under Commodus dated 191–192 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 14222. Obverse: Bust of bearded Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Bunch of grapes.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- unit
- Recorded diameter
- 16.6 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.22 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Hadrianopolis
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Commodus
Design
- Obverse type
- Bust of bearded Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Bunch of grapes.
- Obverse legend
- ΑΥ Κ Λ ΑΥ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛЄΙΤ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/14222
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 14222
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. IV.1 10546 (temporary)
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution