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Alexandria Troas, Marc Aurel, bronze coin — Statue of Apollo Smintheus (CN type 18831)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

c. AD 179

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin in bronze struck at Alexandria Troas in Troas under Marc Aurel, dated c. AD 179. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 18831 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Laureate bust of youthful Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Legend: COMMODO CAE AV GER. Reverse: Statue of Apollo Smintheus, right, holding patera and bow, quiver hanging from the shoulder, on round base. Legend: COL AVG TROAD. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 7.44 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 23.5 mm (from 1 recorded specimen). Published references cited by the corpus: Bellinger, Troy: the coins, Princeton 1961, p. 106, nr. A188; Schwabacher, Sylloge nummorum Graecorum: the Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, Copenhagen 1942, nr. 123; Linked type corpus.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
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Historical context

During the Roman Imperial Period, Marcus Aurelius served as Roman emperor from 161 until his death in 180, naming his son Commodus as nominal co-emperor in 177. This bronze coin was issued by Alexandria Troas around AD 179 under Marcus Aurelius, featuring the youthful bust of Commodus alongside the local cult statue of Apollo Smintheus.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
23.5 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
7.44 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Alexandria Troas
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Marc Aurel

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of youthful Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Statue of Apollo Smintheus, right, holding patera and bow, quiver hanging from the shoulder, on round base.
Obverse legend
COMMODO CAE AV GER
Reverse legend
COL AVG TROAD

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/18831
Type corpus identifier
CN type 18831

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