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AR19 - Commodus ΥΠΑΤΟϹ Δ ΠΑΤ ΠΑΤΡΙ
| Issuer | Caesarea (Cappadocia) |
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| Year | 177-192 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Emperor Commodus facing right, with detailed rendering of the laurel wreath and hair. The imperial effigy is depicted in the Antonine style, with a strongly modelled profile. The circular Greek legend surrounds the bust, running along the beaded border of the flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Μ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝ |
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Caesarea in Cappadocia operated under a distinctly Roman administrative arrangement, its mint producing silver coinage tied closely to the movements and titles of the imperial house. The tribunician and consular titulature on this piece helps narrow its date within Commodus's reign — ΥΠΑΤΟϹ Δ indicating his fourth consulship, held in 183 AD, alongside the *pater patriae* title formally accepted that same year.
Cappadocian silver of Commodus is notably scarcer than the bronze civic output of the region, and far less frequently encountered than contemporary Roman denarii.