Hadrianeia, Commodus, bronze (CN type 17579)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

184–187 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Hadrianeia in Mysia under Commodus dated 184–187 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17579. Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Nude Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus; at his feet, ram.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded mean weight
24.92 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Hadrianeia
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Commodus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of bearded Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Nude Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus; at his feet, ram.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟϹ
Reverse legend
ЄΠ ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΟΥ ΛΟVΚΙΟΥ Α ΑΡΧ ΤΟ Β ΑΔΡΙΑΝЄΩΝ

Identification

Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17579
Type corpus identifier
CN type 17579

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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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