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Parion, Commodus, bronze coin — Asclepius seated (CN type 17493)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

c. AD 188–190

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin in bronze struck at Parion in Mysia under Commodus, dated c. AD 188–190. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 17493 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Legend: IMP CA(I) M AV COMMODVS. Reverse: Asclepius seated, right, holding with right hand right fore-hoof of bull standing, left. Legend: DEO AESC SVB C G I H P. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 5.17 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Heuchert, RPC IV: Roman Provincial Coinage. Vol. IV: From Antoninus Pius to Commodus (AD 138–192). online (temporary), http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/, nr. 3164; Linked type corpus.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
3
Photograph views
1
Catalogue references
2

Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.

Historical context

Commodus ruled as Roman emperor from 177 to 192, first as nominal co-emperor alongside his father Marcus Aurelius and subsequently as sole ruler from 180 until his assassination in 192. His sole reign was marked by internal political intrigues and an increasingly dictatorial governance that brought the Nerva–Antonine dynasty to an end. This bronze coin was issued under Commodus around AD 188–190 by the Greek city of Parion in Mysia on the Hellespont.

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
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
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
Recorded
Material
Recorded
Weight
Recorded
Mint or printer
Recorded
Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
Recorded
Attached photograph (check rights)
Recorded

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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
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