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cn type 5720

Mint
Hadrianopolis 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

177-192 AD

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
ΑΥ Κ(ΑΙ) Λ ΑΥ(Ρ) ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Design
Bust of bearded Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
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Reverse
Legend
ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΕΙΤ(ΩΝ)
Design
Emperor (Commodus) in military attire riding right on horseback, holding spear in right hand.
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Persons

Sitter: Commodus 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
unit 🔍  
Material
bronze 🔍  
Diameter
Max: 18 mm / Min: 16.4 mm
Average Weight
2.80 g (2x)
Axes
2 (1x)
Public Commentary

RPC IV.1, 10579 (temporary)

Citation

Jurukova, Monetosečeneto na gradovete v Dolna Mizija i Trakija II - III v.: Chadrianopol, Sofija 1987 p. 144, nr. 160-161, 163-164  ❐

Literature

Varbanov, Greek Imperial Coins and their Values II 2. Thrace (from Abdera to Pautalia), Bourgas 2005 p. 269, nr. 3272 ❐

Web Reference: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/10579 ❐

Web Reference: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/10548 ❐

Cite this record:

cn type 5720, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/5720 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/20]

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