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Coin with bust of Commodus

Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 180–192
Mint: Troas, Assos

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 16.5 mm. Weight: 3.48 gm. Die Axis: 7
Credit Line Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America
Accession Number84.724
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Bust of Commodus to right, laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Telesphoros standing facing.
Inscription in Greek.
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