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Pergamon, Commodus, bronze (CN type 17786)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 180–182 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Pergamon in Mysia under Commodus dated ca. 180–182 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17786. Obverse: Laureate bust of lightly bearded Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Asclepius siting in biga drawn by two centaurs, left. Asclepius holding statue of Artemis of Ephesus and serpent-staff.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
39–40 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
42.35 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Pergamon
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City (Homonoia)
Issuing authority
Commodus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of lightly bearded Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Asclepius siting in biga drawn by two centaurs, left. Asclepius holding statue of Artemis of Ephesus and serpent-staff.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤΟ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΠΙΟΥ ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17786
Type corpus identifier
CN type 17786

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