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Æ16 - Antoninus Pius ΝΑΚΡΑϹΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nacrasa (Conventus of Pergamum) |
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| Year | 139-144 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Bare, bearded head of Heracles facing right, portrayed with characteristic leonine features and curly hair, set within a dotted border. The Greek legend ΕΠΙ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ (referencing the local magistrate Demetrios) is disposed around the field. The style is typical of provincial Lydian bronze coinage of the Antonine period, with a bold, somewhat rough die-cutting characteristic of civic issues from the Conventus of Pergamum. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΕΠΙ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ |
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Nacrasa was a minor Lydian city whose civic coinage under Antoninus Pius represents one of the more obscure municipal issues from the Pergamene conventus — the administrative district through which Rome organized judicial and financial affairs in Asia Minor. The city's coins are rare enough that RPC IV.2 lists only a handful of specimens across all known examples for this type.
RPC IV.2, 1931 was published as part of the online temporary corpus, meaning its attribution remains subject to revision as new specimens surface.