Parion, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 17488)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 179–180 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Parion in Mysia under Marc Aurel dated ca. 179–180 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17488. Obverse: Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: founder as priest ploughing with two oxen, right.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded mean weight
- 2.16 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Parion
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Marc Aurel
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- founder as priest ploughing with two oxen, right.
- Obverse legend
- IMP CAI Λ COMODVS
- Reverse legend
- C G I H P
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17488
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 17488
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. 8467
- external concordance
Research required
- Diameter not recorded in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution