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Coin of Antioch with bust of Commodus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 177–192
Mint: Pisidia, Antioch
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 5.73 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number63.2997
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Commodus to left.
LAVRELIVS COMMOD[VS] (the LA letters are unclear)
Reverse: Mên standing to right, crescent behind, scepter in right hand, holding Nike with trophy.
ANTIOCHI COLONIAE
LAVRELIVS COMMOD[VS] (the LA letters are unclear)
Reverse: Mên standing to right, crescent behind, scepter in right hand, holding Nike with trophy.
ANTIOCHI COLONIAE
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Arthur M. Woodward Collection; by 1962: with Glendining & Co., Ltd., 7 Blenheim Street, New Bond Street, London, W.1 (sale of the A. M. Woodward Collection, September 27, 1962); purchased at the Woodward sale by Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., February 13, 1963