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Æ16 - Antoninus Pius ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Apollonia ad Rhyndacum (Conventus of Cyzicus) |
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| Year | 138-161 |
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| Weight | 2.14 g |
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| Reverse description | A winged caduceus depicted upright in the center of the field, its wings spread symmetrically at the top and the staff entwined with two serpents below, rendered in relief consistent with provincial Mysian coinage of the Antonine period. The Greek ethnic legend ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ encircles the device, identifying the issuing city of Apollonia ad Rhyndacum. The design is characteristic of civic bronze coinage from this mint, invoking Hermes as a secondary civic symbol alongside the Apolline obverse type. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, a small Mysian city on the river Rhyndacus in the conventus of Cyzicus, issued coins under Roman provincial authority throughout the Antonine period. The city had enough civic standing to mint but not enough weight to produce large or ambitious bronzes — this module is about as modest as provincial coinage gets, likely circulating for small transactions within the immediate region rather than moving far beyond it.