Parion, Commodus, bronze (CN type 17495)
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 17495. Obverse: Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Capricorn with cornucopia and globe, right.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 22.9–23.3 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 5.04 g (mean of 3 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
- Capricorn with cornucopia and globe, right.
- Obverse legend
- IMP CAI M AV(R) COMMODVS
- Reverse legend
- C G I H P
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17495
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 17495
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. 3153
- external concordance
Research required
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