RPC IV.2, 11334 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 11334 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Mysia
City Pergamum
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Magistrate P. Ai. Pios (strategos)
Alliance with Ephesus
Issue Issue 2
Dating c. 180–182
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 ƐΠΙ ϹΤΡ [Π ΑΙ ΠΙΟ]V ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙ[Α] ΠƐΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ ΚΑΙ ƐΦƐϹΙΩ
Reverse design to l., Asclepius standing, facing, head, l., holding serpent-staff; to r., cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus standing, facing, wearing kalathos, having supports
Metal Æ
Average diameter 41 mm
Axis 6
Reference Weisser —, Franke & Nollé 1546, Kampmann 104, no. 19
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Konstanza Museum, found at Tomis, 1982 = C. Chiriac, 'Ein in Tomis aufgefundenes Medaillon von Commodus', Pontica 23 (1990), pp. 351ff. = Franke & Nollé 1546, pl. 72 (rev.) = Kampmann 104, no. 19.1, pl. 2 (R19, drawing)