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Pergamon, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 17731)

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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 17731. Obverse: Draped bust of Faustina II, right. Reverse: Labour of Heracles: Nude Heracles standing right, carrying Erymanthian Boar; in front, Eurystheus standing in pithos.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
41 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
34.7 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Pergamon
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Marc Aurel

Design

Obverse type
Draped bust of Faustina II, right.
Reverse type
Labour of Heracles: Nude Heracles standing right, carrying Erymanthian Boar; in front, Eurystheus standing in pithos.
Obverse legend
ΦΑVϹΤΕΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑ[ϹΤΗ]
Reverse legend
ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ Α ΤVΛ ΚΡΑΤΙΠΠΟV ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΟΚΟ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17731
Type corpus identifier
CN type 17731

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