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Pergamon, Antoninus Pius, bronze (CN type 20847)

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Record status

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Period

138 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Pergamon in Mysia under Antoninus Pius dated 138 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20847. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of Antoninus Pius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Veiled Demeter standing facing, holding torch (?) in each hand.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
33.4 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
21.61 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Pergamon
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Antoninus Pius

Design

Obverse type
Bare-headed bust of Antoninus Pius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Veiled Demeter standing facing, holding torch (?) in each hand.
Obverse legend
ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙ ΤΙ ΑΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΚΛ ΑΙϹΙΜΟV ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20847
Type corpus identifier
CN type 20847

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