Æ29 - Marcus Aurelius ϹΤΡ ΠΟ ΑΙ ΑΡΙΖΗΛΟΥ ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ
Features
| Issuer |
Smyrna
(Conventus of Smyrna)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 175-177 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 13.76 g |
| Diameter | 29 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 547002 |
| References | RPC Online IV.2# 263 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) |
Obverse
Bare-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Lettering: Λ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Unabridged legend: Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Κόμοδος Καῖσαρ
Translation: Lucius Aurelius Commodus Caesar
Reverse
In centre, Semele seated, left, head, facing, raising right hand to top of head, being supported by Dionysus seated, facing, head, left; to left, small cult statue of Dionysus Breiseus on cippus, right, holding cantharus and thyrsus
Lettering: ϹΤΡ ΠΟ ΑΙ ΑΡΙΖΗΛΟΥ ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ
Unabridged legend: στρατηγοῦ Ποπλίου Αἰλίου Ἀριζήλου Σμυρναίων
Translation: of the strategos Publius Aelius Arizelos, of the Smyrnaeans
Mint
Smyrna, Ionia, modern-day İzmir, TurkeyComments
Klose LIII, Serie B, 11
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (175-177) | |||||||||||||||
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