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Æ27 - Commodus ϹΤΡ ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΟΥ ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Smyrna (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 184-190 |
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| Diameter | 27 mm |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of the Roman Senate personified as a youthful male figure, facing right, with curly hair rendered in fine relief. The effigy is depicted with a paludamentum or drapery visible at the shoulder, consistent with senatorial iconography on provincial coinage. The encircling Greek legend ΙΕΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ (Sacred Senate) frames the bust in the field. The portrait style is characteristic of Smyrnaean civic issues under Commodus, exhibiting careful die-cutting with naturalistic facial features. This type reflects the city's use of the Senate's image as a counterpart to the imperial portrait on civic bronze coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | ΙΕΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ |
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