Pergamon, Antoninus Pius, bronze (CN type 12071)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 144-146 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Pergamon in Mysia under Antoninus Pius dated ca. 144-146 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12071. Obverse: Laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right. Reverse: Asclepius and Pergamos; to left, Asclepius standing facing, head left, leaning on serpent-staff with right hand; to right, nude Pergamos standing facing, head left, crowning Asclepius with right hand, left hand resting on a sceptre.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 33–36 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 25.91 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 Pergamos; to left, Asclepius standing facing, head left, leaning on serpent-staff with right hand; to right, nude Pergamos standing facing, head left, crowning Asclepius with right hand, left hand resting on a sceptre.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV ΚΑΙ ΤΙ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ƐΠΙ [ϹΤΡ?] ΚΟVΑΡΤΟV ΤΟ Β ΠƐΡΓΑΜΟϹ ΠƐΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12071
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12071
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 3187, annot. ca. 144-146 n. Chr.
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 8.4. T 710
- external concordanceRPC IV.2, 3187
Research required
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