RPC IV.2, 11335 (temporary)

Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
City Pergamum 
Region Mysia
Reign Commodus
Obverse inscription ΑV ΚΑΙ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus (short beard) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, r., seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ⳞΤΡ Π ΑΙ ΠΙΟV ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ ΠƐΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΕΦΕⳞΙ
Reverse design to l., Asclepius standing, r., holding serpent-staff; at his feet, omphalos; to r., cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus standing, facing, wearing kalathos, having supports; between, small Nike flying, facing, crowning the two deities

Coin no. 3 of RPC IV.2, 11335 (temporary)

 

Museum Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (USA)
Inventory no. 62.437
Reference C.C. Vermeule, Roman Imperial Art in Greece and Asia Minor (Cambridge [MA], 1968), p. 149, fig. 78 = Franke & Nollé 1552, pl. 73 (rev.) = Kampmann 104, no. 23.1, pl. 2 (R23)
Diameter 41
Weight 32.44
Axis 6
Note
External URI https://collections.mfa.org/objects/267861 
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