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Æ33 - Commodus ϹΤΡΑ Λ οΥΕΤ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟΥ ΥΡΚΑΝΩΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝ
| Issuer | Hyrcanis (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 180-182 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Commodus with short beard, draped in paludamentum and cuirass, facing right and seen from the rear. The obverse legend, rendered in Greek majuscules, reads ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ, identifying the emperor by his Aurelian nomenclature. The portrait treatment is characteristic of provincial bronze coinage struck in the Lydian conventus during the early years of Commodus's reign, displaying a youthful yet martial characterisation consistent with issues of circa 180–182. |
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| Reverse description | A youthful river-god reclines to the left, his head turned to the right; he rests his right hand upon his knee while his left hand supports his head, with his back leaning against a Macedonian shield. In the lower field, a small water-urn alludes to the river deity's nature, while a tree occupies the left field. The reverse legend ϹΤΡΑ Λ οΥΕΤ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟΥ ΥΡΚΑΝΩΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝ, distributed around the type in Greek majuscules, names the strategos L. Vettius Antoninus and identifies the issuing community of Hyrcanis with its Macedonian heritage. The composition reflects the Hellenistic artistic tradition preserved in Lydian civic coinage of the Antonine period. |
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| Mintage | ND (180-182) |
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