Catalog
Æ16 - Commodus and Abgar VIII
| Issuer | Kingdom of Osroene |
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| Year | 177-192 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Emperor Commodus facing right, rendered in the provincial Greek style characteristic of eastern Roman client kingdoms. The portrait displays the emperor's characteristic features with a dotted border encircling the flan. A partial Greek legend runs around the periphery, reading ]ΛΙΟC ΚΟΜΟΔΟC CЄ, representing an abbreviated form of the imperial titulature. The die work, though modest in execution, clearly conveys the imperial effigy in conformity with Antonine-era portraiture conventions. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | ]ΛΙΟC ΚΟΜΟΔΟC CЄ |
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