Pergamon, Hadrian, cistophorus (CN type 16753)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 119-125 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Mysiacistophorus in silver struck at Pergamon in Mysia under Hadrian dated ca. 119-125 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 16753. Obverse: Draped bust of Hadrian, right. Reverse: Asclepius with serpent-staff, standing facing, head left.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- cistophorus
- Recorded diameter
- 27–31 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 10.52 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Pergamon
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Hadrian
Design
- Obverse type
- Draped bust of Hadrian, right.
- Reverse type
- Asclepius with serpent-staff, standing facing, head left.
- Obverse legend
- HADRIANVS AUGUSTUS P P
- Reverse legend
- COS III
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16753
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 16753
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- 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. 1324
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 8f., nr. 3
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution