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Æ16 - Antoninus Pius ΜΙΛΗϹΙΩΝ (facing outward)
| Issuer | Miletus (Conventus of Miletus) |
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| Year | 139-146 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Youthful bare head of Marcus Aurelius as Caesar, facing right, with lightly bearded chin and curly hair rendered in fine strands. The portrait is executed in the provincial Greek style typical of Ionian civic bronzes of the Antonine period. The Greek legend ΑΥΡΗΛΙοϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ runs around the periphery, with alpha letters exhibiting a characteristic curved crossbar. The flan is irregular and the strike somewhat off-center, consistent with provincial hammered coinage of this period. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | The cult statue of Apollo Didymeus standing, facing right, nude, holding a small stag in his outstretched right hand and a bow in his left hand. The figure references the celebrated cult image of the sanctuary of Apollo at Didyma, near Miletus, one of the great oracular shrines of the ancient world. The Greek ethnic legend ΜΙΛΗϹΙΩΝ is disposed around the periphery of the flan. The relief is low and the surfaces show typical green patination consistent with provincial Ionian bronze coinage. |
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