Dionysopolis, Commodus, bronze (CN type 15594)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
180–192 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferiorCoin type in bronze struck at Dionysopolis in Moesia inferior under Commodus dated 180–192 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 15594. Obverse: Laureate head of bearded Commodus, right. Reverse: Head of bearded Heracles, right.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 18.7–19.8 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 4.82 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Dionysopolis
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Commodus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of bearded Commodus, right.
- Reverse type
- Head of bearded Heracles, right.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ ΚΑΙ ΑVΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΔΙΟΝΥϹΟΠΟΛЄΙΤΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/15594
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 15594
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- 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 bibliographyp. 514, nr. 55-65, pl. 14
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 478-479, nr. 55-65
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 455
- external concordance
Research required
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