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Coin of Pergamum with bust of Commodus, struck under Diodorus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
A.D. 180–192
Mint: Asia: Mysia, Pergamum
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 31 mm. Weight: 14.72 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.300
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Commodus to right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Asklepios, standing facing, looking left, holds snake-encircled staff in right hand and patera in left.
Inscription in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Asklepios, standing facing, looking left, holds snake-encircled staff in right hand and patera in left.
Inscription in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Edward Gans, 10 Rock Lane, Berkeley 8, California (Gans List 28, Spring 1962, no. 6817); April 11, 1962: purchased by MFA from Edward Gans for $ 514.50 (this is the total cost of 62.288–62.316).