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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. 180–192
Mint: Asia: Mysia and Ionia, Pergamum and Ephesus (Alliance)
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 41 mm. Weight: 32.44 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.437
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Commodus right.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Asklepios on left, standing facing front. Ephesian Artemis at right, facing. Above Nike crowns both figures with wreath held in each hand.
Inscriptions in Greek.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Asklepios on left, standing facing front. Ephesian Artemis at right, facing. Above Nike crowns both figures with wreath held in each hand.
Inscriptions in Greek.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; May 9, 1962: purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G. for $ 1,221.00 (this is the total cost for 62.364–62.462)