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Abydos, Commodus, bronze (CN type 3430)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

177-180 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin type in bronze struck at Abydos in Troas under Commodus dated 177-180 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3430. Obverse: Laureate and draped bust of Commodus, right. Reverse: Hero and Leander; to left, nude Leander swimming right; behind, helmet, cloak, sword and shield, below, fish; above, Eros, holding torch; to right, Hero standing on top of tower, holding lamp.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
36–38 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Abydos
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Commodus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate and draped bust of Commodus, right.
Reverse type
Hero and Leander; to left, nude Leander swimming right; behind, helmet, cloak, sword and shield, below, fish; above, Eros, holding torch; to right, Hero standing on top of tower, holding lamp.
Obverse legend
ΑV Κ Λ ΑVΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΓЄΡΜ
Reverse legend
ЄΠΙ ΑΡΧ ΑΙΛ ΖΩΙΛΟV *ΤΟ* Β ΑΒVΔΗΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3430
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3430

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