Assos (AD 177-192) AE 41 - Commodus

Commodus, 177-192 AD. AE41 - Medallion (42.77g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust R, viewed from the back / [...] KLA[...]-OLAD-A around, ASSIWN in exergue, Commodus in triumphal quadriga left, holding branch, preceeded by Roma or Victory; trophy and two captives on platform behind. Probably the third known specimen. From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. Ex Harlan J. Berk 131 (4/2003), lot 531.

Kraft, pl. 88, 14a-b notes that the obverse die used to strike this coin was also used to strike medallions for Pergamum and Mytilene, and that the Mytilene medallion uses the same reverse type as on this coin.

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City/Mint name:	Assos
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Keywords:	bronze / roman
References:	Kraft pl. 88, 14c (BM), but not in BMC Troas, etc.; SNG v. Aulock -; SNG Cop. -; A. Zograph, "Ein bronzemedaillon von Assos," ZfN 36 (1926), p. 69
Valuation:	CNG Elec. Auc. 109 (3/2005), lot 107 ($515)
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