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Germe, Commodus, bronze (CN type 3587)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 179-180 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Germe in Mysia under Commodus dated ca. 179-180 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3587. Obverse: Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: nude Apollo standing, r., crossing legs, holding right hand on over head, resting left arm on decorated pillar surmounted by lyre; to l., laurel-tree entwined by serpent (Python).

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
26–29 mm (from 6 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
15.54 g (mean of 6 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Germe
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Commodus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
nude Apollo standing, r., crossing legs, holding right hand on over head, resting left arm on decorated pillar surmounted by lyre; to l., laurel-tree entwined by serpent (Python).
Obverse legend
ΑVΤΟ Κ Λ ΑV(Ρ) ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΕΠΙ ΕΡΜΟΛΑ ΤΟ ΓΕΡΜΗ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3587
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3587

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