Pergamon, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 17763)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

175–176 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Pergamon in Mysia under Marc Aurel dated 175–176 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17763. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of youthful Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Satyr, seated on a base, left, rocking a small satyriskos on his right foot.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded mean weight
19.39 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Pergamon
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Marc Aurel

Design

Obverse type
Bare-headed bust of youthful Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Satyr, seated on a base, left, rocking a small satyriskos on his right foot.
Obverse legend
Μ ΑVΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Reverse legend
[...]

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17763
Type corpus identifier
CN type 17763

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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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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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Licensed photograph
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Catalogue references

  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 11329
  • external concordance

Research required

  • Diameter not recorded in the source corpus
  • Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution
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