cn type 7707

Mint

Philippopolis 🔍

Region: Thrace

Typology

Date

177-192 AD

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse

Legend

ΑVΤ ΚΑΙϹ Λ ΑVΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ

Design

Bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
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Reverse

Legend

ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ

Design

Nude Eros in attitude of Thanatos resting on inverted torch set on altar, right.
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Persons

Sitter: Commodus 🔍

Metrology

Denomination

Double unit 🔍

Material

bronze 🔍

Diameter

Max: 21 mm / Min: 15.7 mm

Average Weight

4.07 g (4x)

Axes

6 (1x)

Public Commentary

Bei einigen Vorderseitenstempeln ist dem Stempelschneider ein orthographischer Fehler unterlaufen. Die Averslegende lautet dann nicht ΑVΤ ΚΑΙC Λ ΑVΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ, sondern ΑVΤ ΚΙC ΛA ΑVΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ. Varbanov: abweichende Datierung.

Citation

Varbanov, The Coinage of Philippopolis. Vol. II Catalogue 2, Bourgas 2019 p. 169, nr. XI.52.1.1 ❐

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. 7571 ❐

Literature

Varbanov, Greek Imperial Coins and their Values III Band 3, Thrace (from Perinthus to Trajanopolis), 2007 p. 127, nr. 1053 ❐

Web Reference: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/7571 ❐

Cite this record:

cn type 7707, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/7707 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/20]