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Pergamon, Commodus, bronze (CN type 17824)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

184–187 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Pergamon in Mysia under Commodus dated 184–187 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17824. Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Hygieia and Asclepius; to left, Hygieia standing right, serpent in right hand; to right, Asclepius standing left, resting right hand on serpent-staff.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
30–33 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Pergamon
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Commodus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of bearded Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Hygieia and Asclepius; to left, Hygieia standing right, serpent in right hand; to right, Asclepius standing left, resting right hand on serpent-staff.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤΟ ΚΑ ΑVΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΔΙΟΔΩΡΟV ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17824
Type corpus identifier
CN type 17824

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