Pergamon, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 17776)

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Record status

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Period

ca. 177–179 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Pergamon in Mysia under Marc Aurel dated ca. 177–179 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17776. Obverse: Laureate bust of youthful Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Veiled Demeter with polos standing facing, holding two torches.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
22–23 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
6.49 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Pergamon
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Marc Aurel

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of youthful Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Veiled Demeter with polos standing facing, holding two torches.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ ΚΑ Λ ΑVΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΠΩΛΛ ΠΕΡΓΑ ΝΕΟΚ Β

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17776
Type corpus identifier
CN type 17776

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