Adramyttion, Commodus, bronze coin — Demeter standing left (CN type 3074)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
AD 177–179
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin in bronze struck at Adramyttion in Mysia under Commodus, dated AD 177–179. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 3074 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).
Obverse: Laureate bust of youthful Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Legend: [ΑVΤΟΚΡΑ Κ Λ ΑV]ΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟ[Ϲ]. Reverse: Demeter standing left, holding torch in right hand; in front, pier with basket with poppies and ears of corn. Legend: ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ [..]. Measured specimens give a diameter of 33 mm (from 1 recorded specimen). Published references cited by the corpus: Stauber et al., Die Bucht von Adramytteion, Bonn 1996, p. 222, nr. 181; Fritze et al., Die antiken Münzen Mysiens. 1: Adramytion - Kisthene, Berlin 1913, p. 38, nr. 112; Heuchert, RPC IV: Roman Provincial Coinage. Vol. IV: From Antoninus Pius to Commodus (AD 138–192). online (temporary), http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/, nr. 414; Linked type corpus, RPC IV.2, 414.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 5
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 4
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Historical context
Adramyttion was an ancient city situated in Aeolis, modern Turkey. Commodus became Roman emperor in 177 at the age of 16, first co-ruling alongside his father Marcus Aurelius until 180 and continuing as sole ruler until 192. The coin's reverse features Demeter, the ancient Greek Olympian goddess of the harvest and agriculture who governed crops, food, and grain.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 33 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Adramyttion
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Commodus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of youthful Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Demeter standing left, holding torch in right hand; in front, pier with basket with poppies and ears of corn.
- Obverse legend
- [ΑVΤΟΚΡΑ Κ Λ ΑV]ΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟ[Ϲ]
- Reverse legend
- ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ [...]
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- How to identify
- Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3074
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3074
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 222, nr. 181
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 38, nr. 112
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 414
- external concordanceRPC IV.2, 414
Research required
- Weight not recorded in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution