Parion, Commodus, bronze (CN type 17493)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 188–190 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Parion in Mysia under Commodus dated ca. 188–190 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17493. Obverse: Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Asclepius seated, right, holding with right hand right fore-hoof of bull standing, left.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded mean weight
- 5.17 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Parion
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Commodus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Asclepius seated, right, holding with right hand right fore-hoof of bull standing, left.
- Obverse legend
- IMP CA(I) M AV COMMODVS
- Reverse legend
- DEO AESC SVB C G I H P
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17493
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 17493
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. 3164
- external concordance
Research required
- Diameter not recorded in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution