Augustan aurei and denarii attribuable to the mint of Pergamum

An undated group of Augustan aurei and denarii, of limited size, shows portraiture identical with that of the more extensive group of cistophori now firmly attributed to Pergamům in 19-18 B.C. The types of these aurei and denarii are devoted to the theme of Roman diplomatic success against Parthia and Armenia, like two of the three cistophoric types ; and (again like the Pergamene cistophori) the three aureus reverse types and three denarius reverse types are, respectively, interlinked by the use of common obverse dies. It is suggested that a mint at Pergamům produced a relatively small and short but urgent issue of aurei and denarii c. 19-18 B.C. in connection with the payment of Roman legionary forces concentrated in the East from c. 20 B.C. against Parthia.Sutherland C. H.V. Augustan aurei and denarii attribuable to the mint of Pergamum. In: Revue numismatique, 6e série - Tome 15, année 1973 pp. 129-151