Pergamon, Commodus, bronze (CN type 17799)
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 17799. Obverse: Laureate bust of lightly bearded Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: to left, Tyche of Pergamum standing, right, holding long sceptre; to right, Androklos standing, left, holding long sceptre; both clasping hands.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 40–42 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 37.53 g (mean of 3 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
- to left, Tyche of Pergamum standing, right, holding long sceptre; to right, Androklos standing, left, holding long sceptre; both clasping hands.
- Obverse legend
- ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ Π ΑΙ ΠΙΟV ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17799
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 17799
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. 3279
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 10.5. T 1247
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 160, nr. 26
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 105, nr. 27
- external concordance
Research required
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