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Æ20 - Commodus KATEBATOY KYΡΡHCTΩN
| Issuer | Cyrrhus |
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| Year | 161-180 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse lettering | AYTOKΡA ΛOY AY KOMMOΔON |
| Reverse description | Standing figure, heavily worn, rendered in low relief consistent with provincial hammered coinage of Cyrrhus in Syria. The central type likely depicts a deity or civic personification, as is standard for Cyrrhestan civic bronzes of the Antonine period. A vertical element, possibly a sceptre or standard, is discernible in the central field. The encircling Greek legend identifies the issuing civic authority of Cyrrhus. The overall style reflects the conventions of Syrian provincial bronze coinage under the Roman Empire. |
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Cyrrhus, a Macedonian foundation in northern Syria, functioned as a significant regional center under the Antonines, though its civic coinage under Commodus presents a persistent cataloging problem: the emperor's co-reign with Marcus Aurelius (161–169) makes precise attribution within this date range difficult without accompanying portraiture analysis, which die studies have not yet resolved cleanly. The KATEBATOY ethnic suggests the mint was issuing under the formal civic title referencing the city's descent.