Æ32 - Marcus Aurelius ΜΗΤΡο ΝΕΩΚο ΝΕΙΚοΜΗΔ
Features
| Issuer |
Nicomedia
(Bithynia and Pontus)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
Commodus (Lucius Aurelius Commodus) (177-192) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 175-177 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 17.69 g |
| Diameter | 32 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 566225 |
| References | RPC Online IV.1# 5621 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) |
Obverse
Bare-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing paludamentum, right
Script: Greek
Lettering: Λ ΑΥΡΗΛΙοϹ ΚοΜΜοΔοϹ ΚΑΙ
Unabridged legend: Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Κόμμοδος Καῖσαρ
Translation: Lucius Aurelius Commodus Caesar
Reverse
Temple with six columns enclosing statue of veiled Demeter standing, left, holding two ears of corn and long torch; in pediment, eagle with spreading wings
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΜΗΤΡο ΝΕΩΚο ΝΕΙΚοΜΗΔ
Unabridged legend: Μητροπόλεως νεωκόρου Νεικομηδείας
Translation: of the metropolis, neocorate, Nicomedia
Mint
Nicomedia, Bithynia, modern-day İzmit, TurkeyComments
Rec 121 and 271 corr., BMC 25, W. Weiser, RSN 68 (1989), 73, no. 41
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (175-177) | |||||||||||||||
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