Pergamon, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 17770)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
175–176 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Pergamon in Mysia under Marc Aurel dated 175–176 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17770. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of youthful Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Emperor (Marcus Aurelius) in military attire standing left, holding patera over lighted altar and parazonium; behind, Nike, crowning emperor, holding palm branch in left hand.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 35 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 18.6 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
- Emperor (Marcus Aurelius) in military attire standing left, holding patera over lighted altar and parazonium; behind, Nike, crowning emperor, holding palm branch in left hand.
- Obverse legend
- [ΜΑ ΑVΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ]
- Reverse legend
- [...] ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17770
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 17770
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- 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. 10788
- external concordance
Research required
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