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Pergamon, Decius, bronze (CN type 18557)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

249–251 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Pergamon in Mysia under Decius dated 249–251 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 18557. Obverse: Radiate bust of Decius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Asklepios and Hermes; at left, Asclepius, standing facing, holding serpent staff; at right, nude Hermes, standing left, holding ram head and caduceus.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
33–34 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
20.74 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Pergamon
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Decius

Design

Obverse type
Radiate bust of Decius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Asklepios and Hermes; at left, Asclepius, standing facing, holding serpent staff; at right, nude Hermes, standing left, holding ram head and caduceus.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Γ ΜΕϹ ΚVΙ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΔΕΚΙΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΕΠΙ Ϲ ΚΟΜ Φ ΓΛVΚΩΝΟϹ ΠΕΡΓΑ*ΜΗ*ΝΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΩΝ Γ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ

Identification

Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18557
Type corpus identifier
CN type 18557

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