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Coin of Pergamum in alliance with Ephesus with bust of Commodus, struck under P. Aelius Pius
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 180–182
Mint: Asia: Mysia and Ionia, Pergamum and Ephesus (Alliance)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 44.5 mm. Weight: 43.67 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1975.357
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Commodus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: male figure (Pergamos?) stands at left holding statuette of Asklepios on extended right hand facing toward another male figure (Androklos?) who holds spear in left hand and statuette of Ephesian Artemis in right. Beneath statuettes, altar.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: male figure (Pergamos?) stands at left holding statuette of Asklepios on extended right hand facing toward another male figure (Androklos?) who holds spear in left hand and statuette of Ephesian Artemis in right. Beneath statuettes, altar.
Inscriptions in Greek around and in exergue.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Giorgio Giorgi Collection; by 1955: with Mario Ratto, Via Manzoni 23, Milan, Italy (Ratto auction of the Giorgio Giorgi Collection, January 26-29, 1955, lot 852); by date unknown: H. von Aulock Collection (SNG, von Aulock, 1957, no. 1424); by 1975: with Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (Münzen und Medaillen auction 52, June 19- 20, 1975, lot 679); purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G. at auction 52; accessioned September 10, 1975