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Æ23 - Commodus C G I H P
| Issuer | Parium (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 191-192 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A Capricorn — the zodiacal emblem closely associated with Augustus and subsequently adopted by later emperors — strides to the right, clutching a globe between its fore-hooves, symbolising imperial dominion over the world. Above the creature, a cornucopia rises into the upper field, evoking abundance and prosperity. The colonial abbreviation legend C G I H P (Colonia Gemella Iulia Hadriana Pariana) is distributed in the field, identifying the issuing colony. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Parium, a Roman colony on the Propontis, held the right to strike bronze coinage under its own authority — a privilege jealously maintained and reflected in the prominent colonial titulature abbreviated on these issues. The years 191–192 coincide with the final, increasingly erratic phase of Commodus's reign, during which he renamed Rome "Colonia Commodiana" and declared himself the reincarnation of Hercules. Colonial mints continued striking his portrait regardless, their civic issues insulated from the chaos unfolding in the capital. He was strangled on the last day of 192.