cn type 8242
cn type 8242-0
cn type 8242-1
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cn type 8242

Mint
Philippopolis 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

177-192 AD

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
ΑV ΚΑΙ Μ(ΑΡ) ΑV(Ρ) ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Design
Laureate head of Commodus, right.
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Reverse
Legend
ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Design
Demeter standing left, holding ears of corn and torch.
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Persons

Sitter: Commodus 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
Double unit 🔍  
Material
bronze 🔍  
Diameter
Max: 24 mm / Min: 16.6 mm
Average Weight
4.57 g (10x)
Axes
1 (1x) 7 (1x) 12 (3x)
Public Commentary

Varbanov: abweichende Datierung.

Citation

Varbanov, The Coinage of Philippopolis. Vol. II Catalogue 2, Bourgas 2019 p. 156-158, nr. XI.45.1  ❐

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. 7560, 7561  ❐

Literature

Web Reference: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/7560 ❐

Web Reference: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/7561 ❐

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cn type 8242, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/8242 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/21]

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