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cn type 8516

Mint
Philippopolis 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

c. 177-192 AD

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse
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ΑV ΚΑΙ Μ ΑV ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Design
Laureate head of Commodus, right.
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Reverse
Legend
ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Design
Nude Eros in attitude of Thanatos standing left, resting on torch.
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Persons

Sitter: Commodus 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
Double unit 🔍  
Material
bronze 🔍  
Diameter
Max: 18.8 mm / Min: 16.1 mm
Average Weight
3.60 g (3x)
Axes
6 (1x)
Public Commentary

Varbanov: abweichende Datierung.

Citation

Varbanov, The Coinage of Philippopolis. Vol. II Catalogue 2, Bourgas 2019 p. 170, nr. XI.52.3  ❐

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. 7572  ❐

Literature

Web Reference: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/7572 ❐

Cite this record:

cn type 8516, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/8516 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/20]

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