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Æ24 - Commodus ΠΑΓΑΕωΝ
| Issuer | Pagae (Achaea) |
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| Year | 184-190 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Cuirassed and laureate bust of Emperor Commodus facing right, rendered in the provincial Greek style typical of Achaean civic coinage. The emperor's head bears a laurel wreath, and the paludamentum or cuirass is visible at the shoulder. The encircling Greek legend reads ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ, identifying the ruler as Emperor Caesar Marcus Commodus Antoninus. The flan is irregular and the surface shows a dark green patina consistent with prolonged burial. The portrait, though worn, retains the characteristic features associated with Commodus's imperial iconography. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Commodus Antoninus) |
| Reverse description | A distyle temple facade is depicted, its two columns framing a cult statue of Isis standing to the left, the goddess holding a sistrum in her raised right hand and a situla (ritual bucket) in her left. The pediment of the temple contains a relief of an ibis facing left, a bird sacred to the Egyptian deity Thoth and closely associated with Isiac cult imagery. The composition reflects the syncretistic religious practices prevalent in Roman-era Achaea, where Egyptian cults enjoyed significant local patronage. The ethnic legend ΠΑΓΑΕωΝ curves around the reverse field, identifying the issuing community of Pagae. The overall workmanship is typical of small provincial bronze issues of the Antonine period. |
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