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cn type 8572

Mint
Philippopolis 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

177-192 AD

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
ΑV ΜΑΡ ΑV ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Design
Laureate head of Commodus, right.
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Reverse
Legend
ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Design
Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, head right, wings spread, holding a wreath in beak.
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Persons

Sitter: Commodus 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
Double unit 🔍  
Material
bronze 🔍  
Diameter
Max: 18.6 mm / Min: 16 mm
Average Weight
3.74 g (4x)
Public Commentary

Varbanov: abweichende Datierung.

Citation

Varbanov, The Coinage of Philippopolis. Vol. II Catalogue 2, Bourgas 2019 p. 165, nr. XI.47.13  ❐

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. 7606  ❐

Literature

Web Reference: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/7606 ❐

Cite this record:

cn type 8572, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/8572 [Last downloaded: 2026/04/19]

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