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Æ41 - Commodus ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ?
| Issuer | Cyzicus (Conventus of Cyzicus) |
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| Year | 192 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Heroic bust of Commodus facing right, portrayed as Hercules, wearing the Nemean lion skin over the head and shoulders, with a notably long and wide beard; a club appears to the left of the bust in the field. The emperor's effigy adopts the characteristic Herculean iconography common in the late Commodan period. The surrounding legend in Greek identifies Commodus with his full imperial titulature and explicitly equates him with the hero Heracles. |
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| Reverse description | Two elaborately decorated altars depicted side by side, each surmounted by a basket or cista mystica resting on horizontal bars; the baskets contain leafy branches and a staff topped with a crescent and star. Each altar and its basket assembly is supported by three male figures grasping and managing the carrying bars. Additionally, two male figures stand upon the bars, each holding a torch aloft. The composition is a rare and monumental representation of sacred ritual furniture, likely connected to the neokorate cult practices at Cyzicus. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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