RPC IV.2, 11336 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 11336 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Pergamum
Region Mysia
City Pergamum
Reign Commodus
Person (obv.) Commodus (Augustus)
Magistrate Publius Aelius Pius (strategos)
Alliance with Ephesus
Issue Issue 2
Dating c. 180–182
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Edition Αὐτο(κράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρή(λιος) Κόμοδος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus (short beard) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ Π ΑΙ ΠΙΟΥ ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΟΜΟ ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ [Κ]ΑΙ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ στρ(ατηγοῦ) Π(όπλιου) Αἰ(λίου) Πίου κοινὸν ὁμό(νοια) Περγαμηνῶν καὶ Ἐφεσίων
Translation under strategos Publius Aelius Pius, concord of the Pergamenes and Ephesians
Reverse design to left, bearded representative of Pergamum (Pergamos or the Demos) standing, right, holding statue of Asclepius and sceptre; to right, youthful hero of Ephesus (Androklos or Ephesos?) standing, left, holding statue of Artemis and sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 42 mm
Average weight 46.00 g
Axis 6
Reference Weisser —, Franke & Nollé 1566, Kampmann 105, no. 29
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
9 9     B: 18231787, Löbb. Franke & Nollé 1566, pl. 73 = Kampmann 105, no. 29.1, pl. 2 (R29)
10 10     ✸ Private coll. M. Staal = Heidelberger Münzhandlung Herbert Grün 71 (16/05/2017), 1581, both sides with traces of tooling