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Æ16 - Marcus Aurelius ΕΠΙ Π ϹΑΛΩΝΙοΥ
| Issuer | Elaea, Aeolis (Conventus of Pergamum) |
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| Year | 169-175 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Apollo (attribution uncertain), facing right. The figure displays characteristic divine iconography with laurel wreath and draped shoulders. The encircling legend ΕΛΑΙΤΩΝ, identifying the civic issuer, runs around the periphery of the flan. The style is consistent with provincial Aeolian bronze coinage of the Antonine period. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Elaea was a small Aeolian port city whose civic coinage during the Antonine period was issued under the authority of a local magistrate — the name partially preserved in the legend as Π. Σαλώνιος. The city sat within the conventus of Pergamum, meaning Roman administrative oversight ran through that dominant neighbor, yet Elaea retained the right to strike small bronze for local exchange. The co-regency years of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus saw a notable uptick in civic bronze production across Aeolis, likely tied to the logistical demands of financing the Parthian campaigns.