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Coin of Amasea with bust of Commodus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 187
Mint: Pontus, Amasea
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 33 mm. Weight: 25.05 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1984.772
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, cuirassed bust of Commodus to right.
Inscription in Greek around.
Reverse: Emperor on horseback right, spear in right hand, lion to left below. Inscription in Greek in exergue for year 189 = A.D. 187.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek around.
Reverse: Emperor on horseback right, spear in right hand, lion to left below. Inscription in Greek in exergue for year 189 = A.D. 187.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy 1984: with Jeffrey Spier, 1750 Central Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois 60091; purchased by MFA from Jeffrey Spier, December 19, 1984