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Anchialos, Commodus, bronze (CN type 14371)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

191–192 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Coin type in bronze struck at Anchialos in Thrace under Commodus dated 191–192 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 14371. Obverse: Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Artemis advancing right, wearing short fluttering chiton and boots, holding bow in left hand and drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder with right hand; at her feet, hound running right.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
21 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Anchialos
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Commodus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Artemis advancing right, wearing short fluttering chiton and boots, holding bow in left hand and drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder with right hand; at her feet, hound running right.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ ΚΑΙ Λ ΑV ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΑΓΧΙΑΛΕΩΝ

Identification

Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/14371
Type corpus identifier
CN type 14371

Documentation checklist

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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Licensed photograph
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