Pergamon, Commodus, bronze coin — Artemis and Asclepius (CN type 17788)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
c. AD 180–182
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin in bronze struck at Pergamon in Mysia under Commodus, dated c. AD 180–182. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 17788 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city (homonoia)).
Obverse: Laureate bust of lightly bearded Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Legend: ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ. Reverse: Artemis and Asclepius; to left, Artemis standing, right, having quiver at shoulder, holding long torch; beside, stag; to right, Asclepius standing, left, holding long serpent-staff; serpent being fed by Artemis. Legend: ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΠΙΟΥ ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΠΕΡΓΑΜ[ΗΝΩΝ Κ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ]. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 45.18 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 40–42 mm (from 1 recorded specimen).
Published references cited by the corpus: Heuchert, RPC IV: Roman Provincial Coinage. Vol. IV: From Antoninus Pius to Commodus (AD 138–192). online (temporary), http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/, nr. 11332; Franke and Nollé, Die Homonoia-Münzen Kleinasiens und der thrakischen Randgebiete, Saarbrücken 1997, p. 162, nr. 32; Kampmann, Die Homonoia-Verbindungen der Stadt Pergamon, oder, Der Versuch einer kleinasiatischen Stadt unter römischer Herrschaft eigenständige Politik zu betreiben, Saarbrücken 1996, p. 106, nr. 34; Linked type corpus.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 5
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 4
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Historical context
Commodus ruled as Roman emperor from 177 to 192, reigning alongside his father Marcus Aurelius until 180 and subsequently governing alone as the last emperor of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. This homonoia issue was minted around AD 180–182 at Pergamon in Mysia, an ancient Greek city situated on the river Caicus that had served as the capital of the Kingdom of Pergamon under the Attalid dynasty.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 40–42 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 45.18 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
- Artemis and Asclepius; to left, Artemis standing, right, having quiver at shoulder, holding long torch; beside, stag; to right, Asclepius standing, left, holding long serpent-staff; serpent being fed by Artemis
- Obverse legend
- ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΠΙΟΥ ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΠΕΡΓΑΜ[ΗΝΩΝ Κ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ]
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- How to identify
- Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17788
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 17788
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Recorded
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 11332
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 162, nr. 32
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 106, nr. 34
- external concordance
Varieties
Pergamon, Commodus, bronze (CN type 17790)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Research required
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