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Æ33 - Commodus C G I H PAR
| Issuer | Parium (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 188-190 |
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| Weight | 16.90 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Commodus facing right, depicted with a long, full beard, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, the figure shown from the rear in a three-quarter view. The bold, military presentation of the emperor reflects the provincial workshop style typical of Mysian civic coinage. The encircling Latin legend names the emperor in the nominative, with a notable error in the titulature. The flan is broad and irregular, consistent with locally produced bronze issues of the Antonine period. |
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| Reverse description | The Lupa Romana, the sacred she-wolf of Rome, stands to the right upon a ground line, her head turned back to the left to suckle the twin infants Romulus and Remus, who are depicted seated below her. The legend is distributed in the field around the central device, with C G I H above and PAR in the exergue, abbreviating Colonia Gemella Iulia Hadriana Pariana, the full colonial title of the mint city. The type evokes the foundational myth of Rome and asserts the colony's prestigious Roman status. The style, though provincial, conveys the scene with clarity and numismatic convention. |
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| Mintage | ND (188-190) |
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