cn type 8490
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cn type 8490

Mint
Philippopolis 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

177-192 AD

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ(Α,Ρ) ΑΥ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Design
Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
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Reverse
Legend
ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Design
Nike standing left, holding garland with both hands.
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Persons

Sitter: Commodus 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
Double unit 🔍  
Material
Diameter
Max: 18.2 mm / Min: 16.8 mm
Average Weight
3.67 g (2x)
Axes
6 (1x)
Public Commentary

Varbanov: abweichende Datierung.

Citation

Varbanov, The Coinage of Philippopolis. Vol. II Catalogue 2, Bourgas 2019 p. 184, nr. XI.65.3 

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. 10446 

Literature

Web Reference: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/10446

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cn type 8490, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/8490 [Last downloaded: 2026/04/13]

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