Advanced Search 
View: Obverse
Coin of Cyzicus in alliance with Smyrna with bust of Commodus, struck under Naeb. Quintus Maximus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 180–192
Mint: Asia: Mysia and Ionia, Cyzicus and Smyrna (Alliance)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 42.5 mm. Weight: 32.29 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1977.602
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Commodus to left.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Hero Cyzicus stands at left, clasping right hand of Amazon Smyrna who stands at right, pelta on left arm, with double axe.
Inscriptions in Greek around, in field, and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Hero Cyzicus stands at left, clasping right hand of Amazon Smyrna who stands at right, pelta on left arm, with double axe.
Inscriptions in Greek around, in field, and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1967: Hans von Aulock Collection (SNG, no. 7376); by 1977: with Auctiones A.G., Aeschengraben 14, Basel, Switzerland (auction 7, June 7, 1977, lot 376); purchased at Auctiones auction on behalf of MFA by Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G., September 14, 1977