Pergamon, Antoninus Pius, bronze (CN type 20850)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 138 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Pergamon in Mysia under Antoninus Pius dated ca. 138 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20850. Obverse: Bare head of Antoninus Pius, right. Reverse: Asclepius standing left, holding serpent staff in right hand.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 19–21 mm (from 5 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 4.9 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Pergamon
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Antoninus Pius
Design
- Obverse type
- Bare head of Antoninus Pius, right.
- Reverse type
- Asclepius standing left, holding serpent staff in right hand.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤΟ ΚΑΙ ΤΙ ΑΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20850
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20850
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. 10783
- external concordance
Research required
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