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Æ21 - Commodus COL AVG TROAD

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Issuer Alexandria Troas (Conventus of Adramyteum)
Emperor Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 184-190
Composition Bronze
Weight 3.69 g
Diameter 21 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
538912
References RPC Online IV.2# 11298
Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/)

Obverse

Laureate head of Commodus (long beard), right

Lettering: IMP CAI(sic) M AV COMMOD AVG

Unabridged legend: Imperator Caisar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Augustus

Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Augustus

Reverse

Statue of nude Marsyas standing on base, left, raising arm, holding wineskin over shoulder

Lettering: COL AVG TROAD

Unabridged legend: coloniae Augustae Troadis

Translation: of the Augustan colony of the Troad

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© Bibliothèque nationale de France / Gallica, Delepierre 7, worn, obverse legend mostly obscure, attribution to this type and Commodus uncertain
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