Augusta Traiana, Commodus, 3 unit (CN type 1732)

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Record status

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Period

177-192 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

3 unit in bronze struck at Augusta Traiana in Thrace under Commodus dated 177-192 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 1732. Obverse: Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Artemis advancing right, holding bow in left hand and drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder; at her feet, hound.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
3 unit
Recorded diameter
20–25 mm (from 5 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
9.02 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Augusta Traiana
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, holding bow in left hand and drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder; at her feet, hound.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤΟ ΚΑΙ ΜΛΑ ΑV ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΑVΓΟVϹΤΗϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΗϹ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/1732
Type corpus identifier
CN type 1732

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