Attaea, Commodus, bronze (CN type 19592)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
176-192 n.Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Attaea in Mysia under Commodus dated 176-192 n.Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19592. Obverse: Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Male figure (Heros?) and Zeus on basis with piers; to left nude male figure (Heros?) standing left, left foot on pier; to right Zeus, standing facing, head left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, at his feet eagle, standing left.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 26 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 10.97 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Attaea
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Commodus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Male figure (Heros?) and Zeus on basis with piers; to left nude male figure (Heros?) standing left, left foot on pier; to right Zeus, standing facing, head left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, at his feet eagle, standing left.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤΟ Κ Λ ΑVΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΕΠΙ ᛈΤΡ ΡΟV·Ι·ΟV [...]
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19592
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 19592
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. 129, nr. 389
Research required
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