Æ21 - Commodus COL IVL AVG CAS (A shaped as Λ)
Features
| Issuer |
Cassandrea
(Roman province of Macedonia)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 177-192 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 5.52 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 516999 |
| References | RPC Online IV.1# 25552 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) |
Obverse
Laureate head of Commodus, right
Lettering: IM L AVR COM (A shaped as Λ)
Unabridged legend: Imperator Lucius Aurelius Commodus
Translation: Emperor Lucius Aurelius Commodus
Reverse
Nymph Nysa standing, left, with bunch of grape (?) in raised right hand, and infant Bacchus/Dionysus and cornucopia in left hand
Lettering: COL IVL AVG CAS (A shaped as Λ)
Unabridged legend: colonia Iulia Augusta Cassandria
Translation: the colony Julia Augusta Cassandrea
Mint
Cassandrea, Macedonia, modern-day Nea Poteidaia, GreeceComments
Varbanov 3, 3359
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (177-192) | |||||||||||||||
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