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Pergamon, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 17725)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 161–165 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Pergamon in Mysia under Marc Aurel dated ca. 161–165 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17725. Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: to l., Auge seated on the wooden chest that brought her to Mysia, r.; to r., the Mysian king Teuthras standing, l.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded mean weight
30.29 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Pergamon
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Marc Aurel

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of bearded Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
to l., Auge seated on the wooden chest that brought her to Mysia, r.; to r., the Mysian king Teuthras standing, l.
Obverse legend
ΑV ΚΑΙ Μ ΑVΡΗΛΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΚΡΑΤΙΠΠΟV [...] ΔΙϹ ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17725
Type corpus identifier
CN type 17725

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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Catalogue reference
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Licensed photograph
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