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Æ14 - Nero ΑΒΥΔΟϹ
| Issuer | Abydus (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 54-68 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse lettering | ΝΕΡΩΝ ΚΑΙϹ[ (Translation: Nero Caesar [---]) |
| Reverse description | A kithara (lyre), the emblematic instrument associated with Apollo and with Nero's celebrated musical pretensions, depicted centrally in the field. The reverse legend identifying the civic authority of Abydos is disposed around the type, with the legend partially preserved along the periphery of the irregular flan. |
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Abydus, the Mysian city controlling the narrowest crossing of the Hellespont, issued bronze coins under Nero during a period when the strait itself was strategically critical — Vespasian's forces would later use this crossing during the civil wars of 69 AD. Provincial bronze of this size from the Conventus of Adramyteum survives poorly; the small module and thin fabric made these coins vulnerable to ancient loss and corrosion in the region's soil conditions.