Pergamon, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 17770)

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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 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

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Catalogue references

  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 10788
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