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Æ18 - Commodus ΠΡΟΥϹΑΕωΝ
| Issuer | Prusa ad Olympum (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 177-192 |
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| Diameter | 18 mm |
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| Reverse description | Telesphorus, the divine physician associated with Asclepius, depicted standing frontally in the field at center, enveloped in his characteristic hooded cloak that covers the entire figure from head to foot, giving a pillar-like appearance. The figure stands on a plain ground line, rendered in low relief typical of provincial Bithynian bronze coinage. The encircling Greek legend naming the Prusaeans runs around the periphery of the reverse field. |
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| Mintage | ND (177-192) |
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Prusa ad Olympum — modern Bursa, at the foot of Mount Uludağ — was a Bithynian city that retained the right to strike local bronze under Roman imperial oversight, producing civic coinage that circulated regionally rather than across the empire. This piece falls within Commodus's sole reign following the death of Marcus Aurelius in 180 AD, a period when the emperor's increasingly erratic behavior and self-identification with Hercules destabilized central administration while provincial mints continued operating with relative autonomy.