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Nikopolis ad Istrum, Commodus, bronze (CN type 3886)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

187-192 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

Coin type in bronze struck at Nikopolis ad Istrum in Moesia inferior under Commodus dated 187-192 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3886. Obverse: Laureate head of Commodus, right. Reverse: Bearded river-god reclining left, holding oar and resting on water-urn.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
25.4–29.3 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Nikopolis ad Istrum
Region
Moesia inferior
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Commodus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Commodus, right.
Reverse type
Bearded river-god reclining left, holding oar and resting on water-urn.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑVΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟ ΠΡΟϹ ΙϹΤ ΗΓΕΜΟ ΚΑΙΚΙ ϹΕΡΒΕΙΛΙΑ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3886
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3886

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Material
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Weight
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