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Pergamon, Antoninus Pius, bronze (CN type 12070)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 144-146 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Pergamon in Mysia under Antoninus Pius dated ca. 144-146 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12070. Obverse: Laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right. Reverse: Asclepius and Athena; to left, Asclepius standing facing, head left, leaning on serpent-staff with right hand; to right, Athena in long garment standing left, crowning with right outstretched arm Asclepius, left hand on shield.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
30–33 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
27.71 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Pergamon
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Antoninus Pius

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right.
Reverse type
Asclepius and Athena; to left, Asclepius standing facing, head left, leaning on serpent-staff with right hand; to right, Athena in long garment standing left, crowning with right outstretched arm Asclepius, left hand on shield.
Obverse legend
ΑV ΚΑΙ ΤΙ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ƐΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΚΟVΑΡΤΟV ΤΟ Β ΠƐΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12070
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12070

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