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Æ30 - Commodus ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Antiocheia ad Maeandrum (Caria) |
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| Year | 184-190 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, cuirassed and paludamentum-draped bust of Emperor Commodus facing right, seen from the front. The imperial portrait is rendered in the provincial workshop style typical of Carian civic coinage. The obverse legend encircles the bust in Greek characters, reading ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟϹ, identifying the emperor by his abbreviated titles and name. |
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| Reverse description | Athena standing left, extending a patera over a lighted altar in her right hand and holding an upright spear in her left; a round shield rests beside her. The deity is depicted in the conventional standing pose common to civic bronzes of the Carian conventus. The ethnic legend ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ appears in the field, identifying the issuing city of Antiocheia ad Maeandrum. |
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| Mintage | ND (184-190) |
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