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Hadrianoi, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 17566)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 179–180 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Hadrianoi in Mysia under Marc Aurel dated ca. 179–180 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17566. Obverse: Bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Zeus standing left, holding patera and sceptre; at his feet, altar.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
30 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
15 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Hadrianoi
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Marc Aurel

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Zeus standing left, holding patera and sceptre; at his feet, altar.
Obverse legend
ΑV Κ Λ ΑVΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟᛈ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟᛈ
Reverse legend
Τ ΛΟ ΔΙΟΔΩΡΟᛈ ΑΝΕΘ ΑΔΡΙΑΝ ΠΡ ΟΛVΜ

Identification

Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17566
Type corpus identifier
CN type 17566

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