Pergamon, Commodus, bronze (CN type 17787)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 180–182 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Pergamon in Mysia under Commodus dated ca. 180–182 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17787. 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
- 41 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 37.37 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
- [ΑV] 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/17787
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 17787
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. 11331
- external concordance
Research required
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