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Æ14 - Antoninus Pius ΑΔΡΙΑΝΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Hadrianeia (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 138-161 |
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| Diameter | 14 mm |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Antoninus Pius facing right, depicted with characteristic mature features and short hair. The portrait is rendered in the conventional Roman provincial style, with the legend partially preserved around the periphery of the flan. The abbreviation Α ΑΙ ΑΝΤΩ appears in the field, identifying the emperor by his full imperial titulature. The irregular flan is typical of small-denomination civic bronzes from this region of Mysia. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Full-length figure of Telesphorus, the healing deity and companion of Asclepius, standing facing on a low base, enveloped in a characteristic hooded cloak that falls to his feet. The figure is rendered frontally in the stiff, hieratic style common to provincial bronzes of the Antonine period. The ethnic legend ΑΔΡΙΑΝΕΩΝ encircles the field, identifying the issuing civic authority. The reverse type reflects the importance of healing cults in the cities of the Adramyteum conventus during the second century AD. |
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