Æ23 - Antoninus Pius C G I H P

Parium, the Roman colony on the southern shore of the Propontis, struck civic bronzes under its own authority well into the Antonine period, though this piece's attribution to the reign of Commodus — not Antoninus Pius, who died in 161 AD — is the first thing a careful reader will notice. The colonial title C G I H P (Colonia Gemella Iulia Hadriana Pariana) reflects the layered honorifics the city accumulated across successive imperial refoundations, Hadrian's among them.

The SNG Copenhagen 296 variant designation signals a die or legend difference from the primary type — worth cross-referencing against RPC IV when a full attribution is needed.