Æ20 - Commodus ΕΠΙ ΑΡΧΙ [ΦΛ?] ΕΠΑΦΡΟΔΙΤοΥ

Melos, a small island polis with no significant mint tradition, issued civic bronzes under Commodus sporadically and in small numbers. The magistrate name partially preserved in the legend — Epaphroditos, likely a freedman's descendant given the name's strong association with imperial slave households — suggests the archonship was held by someone of Greek or emancipated stock, not unusual in provincial administration of the period. Very few die pairs are known for Melian issues under Commodus, and the fragmentary rendering of the ethnic in this legend points to a small, possibly single-session striking.