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cn type 8128

Mint
Philippopolis 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

177-192 AD

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
ΑVΤ ΚΑΙ Λ ΑVΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Design
Radiate bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
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Reverse
Legend
ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Design
Eagle standing right, wings spread, holding a wreath in beak.
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Persons

Sitter: Commodus 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
Double unit 🔍  
Material
bronze 🔍  
Diameter
Max: 19.8 mm / Min: 19.5 mm
Average Weight
4.88 g (2x)
Public Commentary

Varbanov: abweichende Datierung.

Citation

Varbanov, The Coinage of Philippopolis. Vol. II Catalogue 2, Bourgas 2019 p. 162, nr. XI.47.8.2  ❐

Literature

Varbanov, Greek Imperial Coins and their Values III Band 3, Thrace (from Perinthus to Trajanopolis), 2007 p. 125, nr. 1025 ❐

Cite this record:

cn type 8128, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/8128 [Last downloaded: 2026/04/19]

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