Æ29 - Commodus ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΕΙΑϹ ΕΤ ΓΙ (date on altar)

€2.00
IssuerCaesarea (Cappadocia)
Year177-192
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight15.77 g
Dimensions29 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) IV.3#25149
Obverse descriptionLaureate-headed bust of Commodus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΜ ΚΟΜο ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ
(Translation: Marcus Commodus Antoninus)
Reverse descriptionAltar surmounted by sacred image of Mount Argaeus with on the peaks between crescent and star
Reverse script
Reverse letteringΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΕΙΑϹ ΕΤ ΓΙ (date on altar)
(Translation: of the metropolis of Caesarea, of year 13)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (177-192)  - -
Catalog ID1951993200
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