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ID:
15-068
[UNVERIFIED]
Type:
Roman Provincial
Region:
Thrace
City:
Philippopolis
Issuer:
Commodus
Date Ruled:
166-192
Metal:
Bronze
Denomination:
AE 20
Date Struck:
A.D. Thrace, Philippopolis. Commodus.
Diameter:
19.6 mm
Weight:
2.47 g
Die Axis:
5 h
Obverse Legend:
AVT M A KOMOΔOC (or similar)
Obverse Description:
Laureate head right
Reverse Legend:
ΦIΛIΠΠOΠOΛEITΩN
Reverse Description:
griffin springing right
Primary Reference:
RPC IV online -
Reference2:
Varbanov -
Reference3:
BMC -
Photograph Credit:
Agora Auctions, Inc.
Source:
http://agoraauctions.com
Grade:
aVF
Notes:
(1) Agora Auction 15: Lot No. 68; (2) Unpublished in standard references. This coin is featured at Wildwinds where it is included under Commodus. In hand, I cannot be certain of the obverse legend. The portrait is certainly Antonine.
Created and Managed by Alfredo De La Fe
