Co 733 (Middle Roman denarius of Commodus from Rome) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Coin
Not after (date)
187
Not before (date)
186
Comment
RW: This coin commemorates Commodus‘s renaming of November as Exsuperatoria.
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Cited by
Walker1980, p. 218 (rev. KenchreaiIII)
Comparanda
RIC III, Commodus 152, p. 382
Preservation comment
Wear: F. Slightly nicked edge; somewhat sparse, slight pitting and scratching. Scattered, thin film of silver sulfides on both faces.
Published as
KenchreaiIII, pp. 30, 85, no. 304 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Commodus, Rome, Uncertain“)
Axis (1-12)
6
Has denomination
Denarius
Numismatic Authority
M. Aurelius Commodus (180-192)
Numismatic Diameter (mm)
17.0
Numismatic Mint
Rome
Numismatic Weight (g)
2.35
Obverse Description
Laureate head to right
Obverse Inscription
M COMM ANT – P FEL AVG BRIT
Reverse Description
Half-draped Jupiter seated to left on stool, holding long sceptre in left hand and extending right arm
Reverse Inscription
IOV • EXSVP • P M TR P XII IMP VIII COS V PP
Belongs to Historical Period
Middle Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Silver (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Zeus/Jupiter (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph
Suggested citation
“Co 733 (Middle Roman denarius of Commodus from Rome).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0733>