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1 Denarius - Imitating Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 Group 1
| Issuer | Goths from Taman |
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| Year | 250-275 |
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| Diameter | 17 mm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of the emperor facing right, imitating the portrait style of Marcus Aurelius. The effigy is rendered in a barbaric style characteristic of Gothic imitative coinage, with a degenerate surrounding legend filling the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | IXNIOIIIIIIIIAAHXIO |
| Reverse description | Draped male figure standing left, raising the right hand in salutation and resting the left hand atop a staff or scepter surmounted by a cross with four pellets. The design is executed in a debased barbaric style imitating Roman imperial reverses, with a degenerate pseudo-legend surrounding the central motif. |
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