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Ilion, Commodus, as (CN type 20341)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

180–192 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

as in bronze struck at Ilion in Troas under Commodus dated 180–192 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20341. Obverse: Bare-headed and draped bust of Commodus, right. Reverse: Armoured Hector in galloping biga, right, holding a spear in his right hand and a shield in his left.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
as
Recorded diameter
23.9–25.9 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
8.07 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Ilion
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Commodus

Design

Obverse type
Bare-headed and draped bust of Commodus, right.
Reverse type
Armoured Hector in galloping biga, right, holding a spear in his right hand and a shield in his left.
Obverse legend
ΑV ΚΑΙ Λ ΑVΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΕΚΤΩΡ ΙΛΙЄΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20341
Type corpus identifier
CN type 20341

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