Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
Co 733 (Middle Roman denarius of Commodus from Rome)
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Type
Inventoried Coin
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
Typological identification
Coin
Comparanda
RIC III, Commodus 152, p. 382
Published as
KenchreaiIII
, p. 30, no. 304 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Commodus, Rome, Uncertain“)
Axis (1-12
6
Has denomination
Denarius
Numismatic Diameter (mm.)
17.0
Numismatic Mint
Rome
Numismatic Weight (grs.)
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)
Photograph
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, 2013-2022. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0733>