Reign: Commodus Persons: Commodus (Augustus)

City: Pergamum Region: Mysia Province: Asia (conventus of Pergamum)

Denomination: Æ (29 mm); 13.49 g (5)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ ΚΑ ΑΥΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ; laureate-headed bust of Commodus (long beard) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΔΙΟΔΩΡΟΥ ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ; to left, Hygieia standing, right, feeding serpent from patera; to right, Asclepius standing, facing, head, left, holding serpent-staff

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: 35793 = Fiorelli 7928

Diameter:  30 Weight: 15.32   Axis: 12 

Reign: Marcus Aurelius Persons: Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)

City: Smyrna Region: Ionia Province: Asia (conventus of Smyrna)

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 14.82 g (4)

Obverse: ΑΥ ΚΙΑ(sic) Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ; laureate head of Marcus Aurelius (long beard with short curls), left

Reverse: ϹΤΡΑ ΚΛ ΠΡΟΚΛΟΥ ϹΟΦΙϹΤΟΥ ϹΜΥΡ; turreted Amazon Smyrna seated, left, holding small temple and double axe

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: Fiorelli 8211

Weight: 12.71   Axis: 6 

Reign: Marcus Aurelius Persons: Faustina II (Augusta)

City: Smyrna Region: Ionia Province: Asia (conventus of Smyrna)

Denomination: Æ (26 mm); 8.94 g (9)

Obverse: ΦΑΥϹΤΕΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ; draped bust of Faustina II, right

Reverse: ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΚΛ ΠΡΟΚΛΟΥ ϹΟΦΙϹΤΟ(Υ) ϹΜΥ; two Nemeses standing, facing each other, each plucking chiton, left one holding bridle, right one holding cubit rule

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: Fiorelli 8210

Weight: 9.08   Axis: 12 

Reign: Marcus Aurelius Persons:

City: Smyrna Region: Ionia Province: Asia (conventus of Smyrna)

Denomination: Æ (19 mm); 4.45 g (18)

Obverse: ϹΙΠΥΛΗΝΗ; turreted and draped bust of Cybele Sipylene, right

Reverse: ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ; lion standing, right, placing left fore-praw on tympanum

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: Fiorelli 8191

Weight: 4.46   Axis: 6 

Reign: Marcus Aurelius Persons:

City: Smyrna Region: Ionia Province: Asia (conventus of Smyrna)

Denomination: Æ (19 mm); 3.66 g (36)

Obverse: ΖΕΥϹ ΑΚΡΑΙΟϹ (Ζ may be reversed); head of Zeus Akraios, right

Reverse: ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ; lion walking, right

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: Fiorelli 11330

Weight: 4.47   Axis: 9 

Reign: Marcus Aurelius Persons: Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)

City: Smyrna Region: Ionia Province: Asia (conventus of Smyrna) Alliance with: Nicomedia

Denomination: Æ (35 mm); 23.60 g (6)

Obverse: ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ; laureate-headed and draped bust of Marcus Aurelius (thin face with very long beard), right, seen from rear

Reverse: ϹΤΡΑ Μ ϹΕΛΛΙΟΥ ΟΜΟ ϹΜΥΡ ΝΕΙΚοΜ; to left, Demeter standing, right, holding two ears of corn and long torch; to right, turreted Cybele seated, left, holding patera, resting arm on tympanum

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: Fiorelli 8209

Bibliography: Klose LXXIX, Serie D, 16, pl. 58 (R16) = Franke & Nollé 1944, pl. 90 (rev.) 

Diameter:  32 Weight: 19.16   Axis: 12 

Reign: Marcus Aurelius Persons: Commodus (Augustus)

City: Smyrna Region: Ionia Province: Asia (conventus of Smyrna) Alliance with: Nicomedia

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 13.58 g (33)

Obverse: ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥΡ ΚοΜΜοΔοϹ; laureate-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ϹΤΡ(Α) Μ ϹΕΛΛΙΟΥ ΟΜΟ ϹΜΥΡ ΝΕΙΚΟΜ; to left, turreted Amazon Smyrna advancing, right, carrying doube axe over shoulder; to right, turreted Tyche of Nicomedia standing, left, holding oar; both clasping hands; between, one or two prows

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: Fiorelli 8213

Weight: 13.06   Axis: 6 

Reign: Marcus Aurelius Persons: Commodus (Augustus)

City: Smyrna Region: Ionia Province: Asia (conventus of Smyrna) Alliance with: Nicomedia

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 13.58 g (33)

Obverse: ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥΡ ΚοΜΜοΔοϹ; laureate-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ϹΤΡ(Α) Μ ϹΕΛΛΙΟΥ ΟΜΟ ϹΜΥΡ ΝΕΙΚΟΜ; to left, turreted Amazon Smyrna advancing, right, carrying doube axe over shoulder; to right, turreted Tyche of Nicomedia standing, left, holding oar; both clasping hands; between, one or two prows

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: Fiorelli 8214

Weight: 14   Axis: 6 

Reign: Commodus Persons: Commodus (Augustus)

City: Smyrna Region: Ionia Province: Asia (conventus of Smyrna) Alliance with: Athens

Denomination: Æ (35 mm); 21.61 g (8)

Obverse: ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟϹ; laureate-headed bust of Commodus (long beard) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ϹΤΡ ΑΙ ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΟΥ ΟΜΟ ΑΘΗΝΑΙ ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ; to left, Athena standing, right, holding spear; to right, turreted Cybele seated, left, resting arm on tympanum; both clasping hands

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: Fiorelli 8215

Diameter:  35 Weight: 18.96   Axis: 7 

Reign: Commodus Persons: Commodus (Augustus)

City: Smyrna Region: Ionia Province: Asia (conventus of Smyrna) Alliance with: Sparta

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 13.56 g (7)

Obverse: ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟϹ; laureate-headed bust of Commodus (long beard) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ϹΤΡ (ΑΙ) ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΟΥ ϹΜΥΡ ΛΑΚΕΔΑ(Ι) ΟΜΟ; to left, hero Lakedaimonios standing, facing, head, right, holding branch and spear; beside, shield; to right, Zeus Akraios seated, left, holding Nike and long sceptre

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: Fiorelli 8212

Diameter:  32 Weight: 13.5   Axis: 6 

Reign: Commodus Persons:

City: Smyrna Region: Ionia Province: Asia (conventus of Smyrna)

Denomination: Æ (19 mm); 4.08 g (5)

Obverse: ϹΙΠΥΛΗΝΗ; turreted and draped bust of Cybele Sipylene, right

Reverse: ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ; Athena standing, left, holding patera and spear; beside, shield

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: Fiorelli 8192

Weight: 3.77   Axis: 6 

Reign: Antoninus Pius Persons: Antoninus Pius (Augustus)

City: Ephesus Region: Ionia Province: Asia (conventus of Ephesus)

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 19.84 g (1)

Obverse: Τ ΑΙΛΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ; bare-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from centre

Reverse: ΑΡΤΕΜΙϹ ΕΦΕϹΙΑ; cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus standing, facing, wearing kalathos, having supports; between two stags

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: 8054

Reign: Antoninus Pius Persons: Antoninus Pius (Augustus)

City: Ephesus Region: Ionia Province: Asia (conventus of Ephesus)

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 16.95 g (2)

Obverse: Τ ΑΙΛΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ; laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from centre

Reverse: ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ ΙΚΕϹΙΟϹ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ; to left, Artemis standing, right, having quiver at shoulder, holding olive-branch and bow; to right, nude Apollo Hikesios standing, left, having chlamys around arm, holding bow, grasping olive-branch offered by Artemis

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: 8054

Reign: Antoninus Pius Persons: Antoninus Pius (Augustus)

City: Ephesus Region: Ionia Province: Asia (conventus of Ephesus)

Denomination: Æ (36 mm); 26.36 g (3)

Obverse: ΑΥ Κ Τ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ; laureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing aegis, right, seen from centre

Reverse: ΚοΙΝοΝ ΑϹΙΑϹ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ; in centre, cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus standing, facing, wearing kalathos, having supports; between two stags; to left, Nike standing, right, crowning Artemis; to left, turreted female figure (Asia?) standing, left, holding patera and long sceptre

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: 8055

Reign: Antoninus Pius Persons: Marcus Aurelius (Caesar)

City: Ephesus Region: Ionia Province: Asia (conventus of Ephesus)

Denomination: Æ (18 mm); 4.06 g (2)

Obverse: ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ; bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius (lightly bearded - short beard) wearing paludamentum, right, seen from centre

Reverse: ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ; cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus standing, facing, wearing kalathos, having supports; between two stags

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: 8058

Reign: Marcus Aurelius Persons: Marcus Aurelius (Augustus)

City: Ephesus Region: Ionia Province: Asia (conventus of Ephesus)

Denomination: Æ (18 mm); 4.00 g (22)

Obverse: Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝοϹ; laureate-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius wearing cuirass, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ Β Ν(Ε(Ο)); stag standing, right

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: 8059

Reign: Marcus Aurelius Persons: Lucius Verus (Augustus)

City: Ephesus Region: Ionia Province: Asia (conventus of Ephesus) Alliance with: Sardis

Denomination: Æ (36 mm); 24.76 g (1)

Obverse: ΑΥ [ΚΑΙ ΛΟΥΚΙοΣ] ΑΥΡ ΟΥΗΡΟΣ; laureate-headed bust of Lucius Verus wearing cuirass and paludamentum, left, seen from rear

Reverse: ΕΦΕΙΩΝ ΚΑΙ ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ; to left, cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus standing, facing, wearing kalathos, having supports; between two stags; to right, cult statue of Kore of Sardis standing, facing, wearing tall crown surmounted by crescent

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: 8060

Reign: Marcus Aurelius Persons: Faustina II (Augusta)

City: Ephesus Region: Ionia Province: Asia (conventus of Ephesus)

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 16.10 g (6)

Obverse: ΦΑΥϹΤΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ; draped bust of Faustina II, left

Reverse: ΑΡΤΕΜΙϹ ΕΦΕϹΙΑ; cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus standing, facing, wearing kalathos, having supports; between two stags; between star (on left) and crescent (or star, on right)

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: 8057

Reign: Marcus Aurelius Persons: Commodus (Caesar)

City: Ephesus Region: Ionia Province: Asia (conventus of Ephesus)

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 15.10 g (2)

Obverse: Λ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ; bare-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing paludamentum, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΑΡΤΕΜΙϹ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ; Artemis standing in biga drawn by galloping stags, left, holding bow, drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: 8062

Reign: Marcus Aurelius Persons: Commodus (Caesar)

City: Ephesus Region: Ionia Province: Asia (conventus of Ephesus)

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 15.36 g (24)

Obverse: Λ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ; bare-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing paludamentum, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΙΕΡΑ ΑΠΗΜΗ(sic) ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ; sacred covered wagon drawn by two mules, right; within, driver

Museum: N: Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (Italy) Inventory: 8061