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Æ28 - Commodus
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 177-192 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, cuirassed and paludamentum-draped bust of Emperor Commodus facing right, seen from the front. The portrait presents the emperor in full imperial military dress, with the paludamentum fastened at the shoulder. A partially legible Greek legend surrounds the bust, identifying the emperor by his full titulature as Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus. The style is characteristic of Alexandrian provincial coinage, with a robust, somewhat stylized rendering of the imperial effigy. |
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| Obverse lettering | Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΚΟ]ΜΜΟ? ΑΝ[ΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕ (?) (Translation: Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus) |
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Alexandria's provincial bronze coinage under Commodus was dated by regnal year according to the Egyptian calendar, making precise attribution within his reign straightforward when the year-numeral survives clearly — a useful check against the otherwise sprawling and often contradictory sequence of his Roman imperial issues. His reign ended with his assassination on New Year's Eve 192 AD, strangled by a wrestler named Narcissus after a poisoning attempt failed to kill him quickly enough.