Æ16 - Marcus Aurelius ΕΠΙ Π ϹΑΛΩΝΙοΥ

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.