Alexandria Troas, bronze (CN type 20078)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
177-193 n.Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Alexandria Troas in Troas dated 177-193 n.Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20078. Obverse: Laureate head of bearded Commodus, right. Reverse: She-wolf standing right, feeding the twins Romulus and Remus.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 20.7–24.3 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 6.43 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Alexandria Troas
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of bearded Commodus, right.
- Reverse type
- She-wolf standing right, feeding the twins Romulus and Remus.
- Obverse legend
- IMP CAI M AV COMMODVS AVG
- Reverse legend
- COL AVG TROAD
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20078
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20078
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 bibliographynr. 2539, pl. 89
- external concordanceRPC IV, 166.
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution