Pergamon, Commodus, bronze (CN type 17825)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
184–187 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Pergamon in Mysia under Commodus dated 184–187 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17825. 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
- 29–30 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 14.63 g (mean of 1 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 ΑV ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΔΙΟΔΩΡΟV ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17825
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 17825
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. 3108
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 10.2. T 1120
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution