Nikopolis ad Istrum, Commodus, bronze (CN type 3889)

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Record status

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Period

177-192 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

Coin type in bronze struck at Nikopolis ad Istrum in Moesia inferior under Commodus dated 177-192 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3889. Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Commodus, right, wearing scale cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Nike standing right, holding wreath and palm branch.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
21.1–23 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
7.81 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

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

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of bearded Commodus, right, wearing scale cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Nike standing right, holding wreath and palm branch.
Obverse legend
Μ ΑΝΤΟΝΕΙΝΟϹ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ ΙϹΤΡΟΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3889
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3889

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