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Æ37 - Commodus ΙΕΡΑΠοΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΚΑΙ? ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ
| Issuer | City of Hierapolis (Conventus of Cibyra) |
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| Year | 188-192 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, cuirassed bust of Emperor Commodus, draped with paludamentum, facing right and depicted from the rear in three-quarter view. The portrait presents the emperor in full imperial military regalia, conveying martial authority. The surrounding field carries the Greek imperial titulature legend identifying Commodus as Augustus and Caesar. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΜοΔοϹ |
| Reverse description | Two turreted Tychai, personifications of the cities of Hierapolis and Sardis, standing facing one another in a homonoia composition. Each goddess wears a mural crown and is depicted in full-length drapery, extending her right hand to clasp that of her counterpart in a handshake (dexiosis), while holding a long sceptre in her left hand. The scene emblematises the formal alliance and concord (homonoia) between the two cities, a common motif on civic bronzes of the Antonine period in Asia Minor. The encircling legend names both civic communities. |
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