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Æ33 - Commodus ΕΠΙ ϹΤ ΓΛΥΚΩΝΙΑΝΟΥ ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ Β ΝΕοΚοΡΩΝ
| Issuer | City of Pergamum (Conventus of Pergamum) |
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| Year | 180-182 |
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| Weight | 20.52 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, cuirassed, and paludamentum-draped bust of Emperor Commodus, with short beard, facing right and seen from the front, presented in a three-quarter view. The obverse legend encircles the imperial effigy, identifying the emperor by his titles and name in Greek script. The portraiture reflects the early years of Commodus's reign, combining military and imperial iconography in the provincial style characteristic of the Pergamene mint. |
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| Reverse description | Cybele, the Phrygian mother goddess, is depicted enthroned and facing left, seated in a biga drawn by two lions, holding a tympanum in her hand. Immediately behind the chariot, a Corybant is shown in motion, walking to the left while playing a tympanum, reflecting the ecstatic cultic rites associated with the goddess. The scene is rendered in the dynamic provincial style of the Pergamene mint and underscores Pergamum's deep religious and cultural ties to the cult of Cybele. The reverse legend naming the Asiarch Glyconianus and Pergamum's status as a twice-neocorate city frames the design in the field and exergue area. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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