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<p>[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 4661967, member: 99456"]Revisiting this thread to add another coin - this one from Commodus. I think this is the earliest coin showing an agonistic crown - anyone know of earlier examples?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1150031[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Cilicia Pedias, Tarsus, Commodus</b>, 177-192 AD, Æ 27mm (12.64, 7h)</p><p><b>Obv: </b>[ΑVΤ ΚΑΙ(Ϲ) ΑVΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ϹƐΒ] Mantled bust right, wearing demiourgic crown; club of Hercules in left field</p><p><b>Rev:</b> ΑΔΡ ΚΟΜ ΤΑΡ ΜΗ Β ΝƐⲰΚΟ (twice Neokorie), agonistic crown inscribed ΚΟΜΟΔƐ (Kommodeios); above, ΟΙΚΟ/VΜƐ (worldwide).</p><p><i>Expanded Legend: H<b>ADR</b>ianeia, <b>KOM</b>modeios - <b>TAR</b>sos <b>ME</b>tropolis</i></p><p><b>Ref:</b> RPC IV.3 <a href="http:// https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/5845" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http:// https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/5845" rel="nofollow">5845 (temporary)</a></p><p><b>Notes: </b>Tarsos was the first city in Cilicia to receive the title Neokoros and a temple dedicated to the cult of Hadrian, during the reign of Hadrian circa AD 130. A second temple was dedicated to Commodus during his reign, before August 191. The Kommodeios Isolympic Worldwide Festival was held in honor of this temple. Commodus, as reincarnated Hercules, probably honored Tarsos because its city god was Hercules.[<a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=45920q00.jpg&vpar=587&zpg=55326&fld=https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=45920q00.jpg&vpar=587&zpg=55326&fld=https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/" rel="nofollow">*</a>][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 4661967, member: 99456"]Revisiting this thread to add another coin - this one from Commodus. I think this is the earliest coin showing an agonistic crown - anyone know of earlier examples? [ATTACH=full]1150031[/ATTACH] [B]Cilicia Pedias, Tarsus, Commodus[/B], 177-192 AD, Æ 27mm (12.64, 7h) [B]Obv: [/B][ΑVΤ ΚΑΙ(Ϲ) ΑVΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ϹƐΒ] Mantled bust right, wearing demiourgic crown; club of Hercules in left field [B]Rev:[/B] ΑΔΡ ΚΟΜ ΤΑΡ ΜΗ Β ΝƐⲰΚΟ (twice Neokorie), agonistic crown inscribed ΚΟΜΟΔƐ (Kommodeios); above, ΟΙΚΟ/VΜƐ (worldwide). [I]Expanded Legend: H[B]ADR[/B]ianeia, [B]KOM[/B]modeios - [B]TAR[/B]sos [B]ME[/B]tropolis[/I] [B]Ref:[/B] RPC IV.3 [URL='http:// https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/5845']5845 (temporary)[/URL] [B]Notes: [/B]Tarsos was the first city in Cilicia to receive the title Neokoros and a temple dedicated to the cult of Hadrian, during the reign of Hadrian circa AD 130. A second temple was dedicated to Commodus during his reign, before August 191. The Kommodeios Isolympic Worldwide Festival was held in honor of this temple. Commodus, as reincarnated Hercules, probably honored Tarsos because its city god was Hercules.[[URL='https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=45920q00.jpg&vpar=587&zpg=55326&fld=https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/']*[/URL]][/QUOTE]
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