Æ21 - Commodus COL IVL AVG CAS (A shaped as Λ)

€2.00
IssuerCassandrea (Roman province of Macedonia)
Year177-192
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight5.52 g
Dimensions21 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) IV.1#25552
Obverse descriptionLaureate head of Commodus, right
Obverse script
Obverse letteringIM L AVR COM (A shaped as Λ)
(Translation: Emperor Lucius Aurelius Commodus)
Reverse descriptionNymph Nysa standing, left, with bunch of grape (?) in raised right hand, and infant Bacchus/Dionysus and cornucopia in left hand
Reverse script
Reverse letteringCOL IVL AVG CAS (A shaped as Λ)
(Translation: the colony Julia Augusta Cassandrea)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (177-192)  - -
Catalog ID2460198670
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