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Æ36 - Commodus ΠΑΡΑ ϹΤΡΑΤοΝΙΚΙΑΝοΥ ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Apamea (Phrygia) (Conventus of Apamea) |
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| Year | 180-182 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Emperor Commodus, with short beard, facing right, draped and cuirassed, the cuirass adorned with a gorgoneion pectoral, presented in a three-quarter frontal view. The imperial effigy is rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Phrygian civic issues, with careful attention to the emperor's facial features and military dress. The encircling legend in Greek identifies the emperor by his imperial titulature. |
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| Reverse description | Two reclining river-gods, identified as Maiandros and Marsyas, face each other across the central field, each leaning upon a water-urn from which streams flow, in the classical personification tradition of Phrygian coinage. Between the two figures stands a filleted thyrsus, a symbol of Dionysiac cult prominent in the iconography of Apamea Cibotus. The composition is balanced and occupies the full flan, with the magistrate's name and ethnic legend distributed around the periphery in two lines. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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