Kallatis, Commodus, bronze (CN type 15608)
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 Kallatis in Moesia inferior under Commodus dated 180–192 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 15608. Obverse: Laureate bust of youthful Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Nude Heracles youthful standing right, strangling in both hands the attacking Nemean lion to left.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 28 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 10.57 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Kallatis
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Commodus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of youthful Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Nude Heracles youthful standing right, strangling in both hands the attacking Nemean lion to left.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Λ ΑVΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΚΑΛΛΑΤΙΑΝΩΝ
Identification
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/15608
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 15608
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 bibliographynr. 10517
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution