Pergamon, Commodus, bronze (CN type 17793)
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 17793. Obverse: Laureate bust of lightly bearded Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Asclepius of Pergamum with serpent staff and omphalos, to left, and Artemis of Ephesus, to right, standing facing. Small Nike flying, crowning the two deities.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 40–43 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 40.6 g (mean of 4 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 of Pergamum with serpent staff and omphalos, to left, and Artemis of Ephesus, to right, standing facing. Small Nike flying, crowning the two deities.
- Obverse legend
- ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΠΙΟΥ ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ Κ ΕΦΕϹΙ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17793
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 17793
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. 3277
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 10.5. T 1280
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 159, nr. 23
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 104, nr. 24
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution