Hadrianoi, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 17564)

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Record status

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Period

179–180 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Hadrianoi in Mysia under Marc Aurel dated 179–180 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17564. Obverse: Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Demeter standing, l., holding poppy and two ears of corn in r. hand over altar and long torch in l. arm.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
29 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
14.93 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Hadrianoi
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Marc Aurel

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Demeter standing, l., holding poppy and two ears of corn in r. hand over altar and long torch in l. arm.
Obverse legend
ΑV Κ Λ ΑVΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟᛈ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟᛈ
Reverse legend
Τ ΛΟΚ ΔΙΟΔΩΡΟᛈ ΑΝΕΘ ΑΔΡΙΑΝ ΠΡ ΟΛVΜ

Identification

Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17564
Type corpus identifier
CN type 17564

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