Æ17 - Marcus Aurelius ΜΗΤΡΟ ΝΕΩ ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΙΑϹ
Features
| Issuer |
Nicomedia
(Bithynia and Pontus)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 175-177 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 2.89 g |
| Diameter | 17 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 566226 |
| References | RPC Online IV.1# 11719 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) |
Obverse
Bare-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Script: Greek
Lettering: Λ? ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ Κ?
Unabridged legend: Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Κόμοδος Καῖσαρ
Translation: Lucius Aurelius Commodus Caesar
Reverse
Eros riding on dolphin, right, holding whip
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΜΗΤΡΟ ΝΕΩ ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΙΑϹ
Unabridged legend: μητροπόλεως νεωκόρου Νικομηδείας
Translation: of the metropolis and neocorate Nicomedia
Mint
Nicomedia, Bithynia, modern-day İzmit, TurkeyComments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (175-177) | |||||||||||||||
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