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Æ21 - Commodus ΙοΥΛΙΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Iuliopolis (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 191-192 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Emperor Commodus facing right, rendered in the provincial Greek style typical of Bithynian civic coinage. The laureate wreath is rendered with distinct beading, and the bust displays paludamentum drapery on the left shoulder. A Greek imperial titulature legend surrounds the effigy within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | Asclepius, the god of medicine, depicted standing facing with head turned to the left, clad in himation draped over the lower body, his right hand resting upon the knotted serpent-staff (caduceus). The figure occupies the central field, with the ethnic legend of the Iuliopolitans arranged in the surrounding area within a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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