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Pergamon, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 17773)

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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 17773. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of youthful Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: fight between two heroes; to left, nude worrior holding shield and spear; to right, nude warrior holding sword and a shield, he has fallen on his knees.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
35 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
19.88 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
fight between two heroes; to left, nude worrior holding shield and spear; to right, nude warrior holding sword and a shield, he has fallen on his knees.
Obverse legend
[ΜΑ ΑVΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ]
Reverse legend
ΕΠΙ Ϲ[ΤΡΑ ΚΛ? ΝΙΚ]ΟΜΗΔΟVϹ [Ν]ΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ [ ] ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗ[ΝΩΝ]

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17773
Type corpus identifier
CN type 17773

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