Pergamon, Antoninus Pius, bronze (CN type 17712)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 147–161 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Pergamon in Mysia under Antoninus Pius dated ca. 147–161 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17712. Obverse: Bust of Athena, right, wearing helmet and aegis. Reverse: Telesphorus standing facing, wearing hooded mantle.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
16–17 mm (from 8 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
2.45 g (mean of 11 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Pergamon
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Antoninus Pius

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Athena, right, wearing helmet and aegis.
Reverse type
Telesphorus standing facing, wearing hooded mantle.
Obverse legend
ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ
Reverse legend
ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ Ι ΠΩΛΛΙΩ ΤΟ Β

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17712
Type corpus identifier
CN type 17712

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