Bronze coin of Crispina from Adraa (ADR0103)
Dublin Core
Title
Bronze coin of Crispina from Adraa (ADR0103)
Description
Civic bronze coin from Adraa (178-191 CE), depicting Crispina, wife of the emperor Commodus on the obverse
Source
Publisher
Spijkerman 1978:62-63, no.10
Date
Format
Bronze
Language
Identifier
ADR0103
Numismatics Item Type Metadata
Metal
Bronze
Weight (g)
3.43g
Diameter (mm)
19-21mm
Province
Arabia
Obverse Type
Draped bust of Crispina, facing right
Reverse Type
Draped bust of Athena, wearing a helmet, facing left (?)
Obverse Legends
KPICCII--A AYΓ (Crispina Augusta)
Reverse Legends
ΑΔΡΑΑΝΙW--- ([of the people of] Adraa)
Type Notes
The obverse design of Crispina uses similar imagery to other portraits of empresses from Adraa, including Lucilla (ADR0101)
Name 1
Role 1
Selected Bibliography
Spijkerman, A. 1978. The Coins of the Decapolis and Provincia Arabia. Jerusalem: Franciscan Press.
Citation
“Bronze coin of Crispina from Adraa (ADR0103),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed April 23, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/37.