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cn type 5785

Mint
Hadrianopolis 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

177-192 AD

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
ΑΥ Κ Λ Α(Υ) ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Design
Laureate head of Commodus, right.
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Reverse
Legend
ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛ(Є)ΙΤΩΝ
Design
Nude Apollo standing right, holding drawn bow in both hands.
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Type variations

1. Legend of the avers: ΑΥ Κ Λ Α ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ. Legend of the revers: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛЄΙΤΩΝ.

2. Legend of the avers: ΑΥ Κ Λ ΑY ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ. Legend of the revers: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ.

Persons

Sitter: Commodus 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
unit 🔍  
Material
bronze 🔍  
Diameter
18 mm (1x)
Average Weight
3.42 g (2x)
Axes
6 (2x)
Public Commentary

RPC IV.1, 10551 (temporary) // RPC IV.1, 1996 (temporary)

Citation

Jurukova, Monetosečeneto na gradovete v Dolna Mizija i Trakija II - III v.: Chadrianopol, Sofija 1987 p. 142, nr. 151-152  ❐

Literature

Varbanov, Greek Imperial Coins and their Values II 2. Thrace (from Abdera to Pautalia), Bourgas 2005 p. 268, nr. 3253 ❐

Web Reference: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/10551 ❐

Web Reference: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/1996 ❐

Cite this record:

cn type 5785, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/5785 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/24]

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