RPC IV.2, 11337 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.2
Number 11337 (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 ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Obverse design laureate-headed bust of Commodus (short beard) wearing cuirass and paludamentum, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ Π ΑΙ ΠΙΟΥ ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΟΜΟΝΟ ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΕΦΕϹΙΩ
Reverse design to left, cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus standing, facing, wearing kalathos, having supports; to right, Asclepius standing, facing, head, left, holding serpent-staff
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 43 mm
Axis 6
Reference Weisser —, Franke & Nollé 1545 and 1550 corr., Kampmann 104, no. 18 and 21.3 corr.
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     G. Hirsch 250 (08/05/2007), 961
2 2     B: 18231790, Löbb. Franke & Nollé 1545, pl. 72 (rev.) = Kampmann 104, no. 18.1, pl. 2 (V10, R18)
3 3     ✸ Frank Sternberg 7 (24/11/1977), 684 = E.J. Waddell 1 (09/12/1982), 156, pl. 10 = Triton 8 (11/01/2005), 759, obverse double struck
4 4     Gorny 87 (02/03/1998), 350
5 5     Florence Williams, Florence (Mysia) no. 69, start of obverse legend tooled: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ...; on reverse name of 'magistrate' tooled: ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑΤΗΓΟΥ ΚΟΙΝΤΙΛΙΑΝΟΥ