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Æ28 - Commodus ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 177-192 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped bust of Emperor Commodus facing right, rendered in the provincial Greek style. The laureate wreath is rendered with pronounced, bold relief typical of Bithynian civic coinage. The Greek legend encircles the effigy in the field, reading Μ ΑΥ ΚοΜ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝοϹ, identifying the emperor by his full Antonine titulature. The flan is irregular and slightly uneven at the edges, consistent with hand-struck provincial bronze coinage of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | Μ ΑΥ ΚοΜ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝοϹ (Translation: Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus) |
| Reverse description | Triptolemus, the divine hero of the Eleusinian Mysteries, stands upright in a biga drawn by two winged serpents moving to the right. He extends his right hand in a sowing gesture, scattering grain, alluding to his mythological role as the bringer of agriculture to mankind. The composition is rendered in the local provincial idiom, with the serpents depicted in a lively, curving posture beneath the figure. The ethnic legend ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ is placed in the field, identifying the issuing city of Nicaea in Bithynia. |
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