Abydos, Commodus, bronze (CN type 3434)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
177-180 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Abydos in Troas under Commodus dated 177-180 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3434. Obverse: Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing paludamentum. Reverse: Galley, right; on board, rowers.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 24–26.6 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 8.23 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Abydos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Commodus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Galley, right; on board, rowers.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV Κ Λ ΑVΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ЄΠΙ ΑΡΧ ΑΙΛ ΖΩΟΙΛ ΑΒVΔΗ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3434
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3434
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. 34, pl. 1, pic. 34
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 21
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1456, pl. 45, pic. 1456
- external concordanceRPC IV.2, 21
Research required
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