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Æ23 - Marcus Aurelius ΜΗΤ ΝΕΩ ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΙΑϹ

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 6.61 g
Diameter 23 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
566243
References RPC Online IV.1# 5626
Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/)

Obverse

Bare-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right

Script: Greek

Lettering: Λ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜοΔοϹ Κ

Unabridged legend: Λούκιος Αὐρήλιος Κόμοδος Καῖσαρ

Translation: Lucius Aurelius Commodus Caesar

Reverse

Female figure (Homonoia or Tyche?) standing, left, wearing kalathos, holding uncertain object (rudder or patera over altar?) and cornucopia

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΜΗΤ ΝΕΩ ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΙΑϹ

Unabridged legend: μητροπόλεως νεωκόρου Νικομηδείας

Translation: of the metropolis and neocorate Nicomedia

Mint

Nicomedia, Bithynia, modern-day İzmit, Turkey

Comments

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (175-177) 

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