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Æ18 - Commodus ΠΡοΥϹΑΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Prusa ad Olympum (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 191-192 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Emperor Commodus facing right, with curly hair rendered in fine detail. The portrait displays the characteristic physiognomy of Commodus in his mature years, with a pronounced neck and broad features. The Greek imperial titulature legend surrounds the effigy, running along the outer border of the flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | Λ ΑΙ ΑΥΡΗΛΙ ΚοΜΜοΔοϹ |
| Reverse description | An eagle, rendered with spread wings and detailed feathering, stands facing right atop the leg and thigh of a sacrificial animal, its head turned back to the left in a characteristic heraldic pose. The bold Greek civic legend of Prusa ad Olympum encircles the type, distributed around the field. This eagle type is a common emblem of imperial cult and civic pride on Bithynian provincial bronzes of the Antonine period. |
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