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cn type 8449

Mint
Philippopolis 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

177-192 AD

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Design
Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
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Reverse
Legend
ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Design
Draped bust of bearded Serapis, right, wearing kalathos.
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Persons

Sitter: Commodus 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
4 unit 🔍  
Material
bronze 🔍  
Diameter
Max: 29.5 mm / Min: 23.3 mm
Average Weight
8.31 g (5x)
Axes
6 (1x)
Public Commentary

Varbanov: abweichende Datierung.

Citation

Varbanov, The Coinage of Philippopolis. Vol. II Catalogue 2, Bourgas 2019 p. 185-186, nr. XI.68  ❐

Heuchert, RPC IV: Roman Provincial Coinage. Vol. IV: From Antoninus Pius to Commodus (AD 138–192). online (temporary), http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/ nr. 5697  ❐

Literature

Varbanov, Greek Imperial Coins and their Values III Band 3, Thrace (from Perinthus to Trajanopolis), 2007 p. 124, nr. 1003 ❐

Web Reference: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/5697 ❐

Cite this record:

cn type 8449, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/8449 [Last downloaded: 2026/04/12]

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