Alexandria Troas, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 18831)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 179 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Alexandria Troas in Troas under Marc Aurel dated ca. 179 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 18831. Obverse: Laureate bust of youthful Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Statue of Apollo Smintheus, right, holding patera and bow, quiver hanging from the shoulder, on round base.
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
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18831
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 18831
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 bibliographyp. 106, nr. A188
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 123
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution