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Coin with bust of Commodus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 180–192
Mint: Troas, Alexandria Troas
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 5.77 gm. Die Axis: 12
Credit Line
Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America
Accession Number84.588
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of young Commodus to right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
AVRCOM [MODVS]
Reverse: Statue of Apollo Smintheus right, on pedestal, wearing himation with quiver at shoulder, patera in right hand, bow in left.
[COLAVC TROA]
AVRCOM [MODVS]
Reverse: Statue of Apollo Smintheus right, on pedestal, wearing himation with quiver at shoulder, patera in right hand, bow in left.
[COLAVC TROA]
ProvenanceAcquired in the division of coins following the excavations at Assos. Some coins in the group were said to have been "purchased from natives of the surrounding district." No specific findspot is known for this coin. 1884: gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to the Museum of Fine Arts