Ilion, Commodus, dupondius (CN type 20345)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
174–180 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Troasdupondius in bronze struck at Ilion in Troas under Commodus dated 174–180 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20345. Obverse: Bare-headed and draped bust of Commodus, right. Reverse: Cult image of Athena Ilias on a pedestal, right; before her, the emperor on a low pedestal, left, raising his right hand; behind him Nike on a pedestal, left, crowning the emperor.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- dupondius
- Recorded diameter
- 29–29.8 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 14.18 g (mean of 1 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
- Cult image of Athena Ilias on a pedestal, right; before her, the emperor on a low pedestal, left, raising his right hand; behind him Nike on a pedestal, left, crowning the emperor.
- Obverse legend
- Λ ΑV ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΚΑΙ ΓЄΡ ϹЄΒ
- Reverse legend
- ΙΛΙЄΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20345
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20345
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- 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. 56, nr. T175, pl. 8, pic. T175
- external concordanceRPC IV.2, 111.
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution