Alexandria Troas, Commodus, bronze (CN type 18882)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
180–182 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Alexandria Troas in Troas under Commodus dated 180–182 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 18882. Obverse: Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing paludamentum. Reverse: Eagle flying right, holding bull head.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 25.4 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 6.02 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Alexandria Troas
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Commodus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Eagle flying right, holding bull head.
- Obverse legend
- IMP CAI M AVR COMMOD AVG
- Reverse legend
- COL AVG TROAD
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18882
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 18882
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
Research required
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