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Æ16 - Marcus Aurelius ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ (might be retrograde)
| Issuer | Antioch ad Maeandrum (Conventus of Alabanda) |
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| Year | 161-169 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare laureate head of Emperor Marcus Aurelius facing right, rendered in the provincial Greek style characteristic of Carian civic coinage of the Antonine period. The portrait displays the emperor's characteristic short beard and laureate wreath. The obverse legend runs around the periphery of the flan in Greek characters, partially legible due to significant surface corrosion and wear. The coin exhibits an irregularly shaped flan with a dark olive-brown patina overlying the bronze fabric. |
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| Reverse description | Winged Nemesis standing facing right, her right hand raised to pluck her chiton at the breast in her characteristic gesture of disdain toward the enemy, and her left hand extended downward holding a cubit rule (measuring rod). The figure is rendered in a simple provincial style typical of small Carian civic bronzes of the 2nd century AD. The reverse legend, naming the city of Antiocheia, runs around the periphery and may appear in retrograde orientation; the field and legend are heavily worn and partially obscured by patination. |
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Antioch ad Maeandrum was a small Carian city whose civic coinage under Marcus Aurelius belongs to one of the least-documented provincial series in the conventus of Alabanda. The possible retrograde legend is not a late engraver's error to dismiss casually — retrograde ethnic inscriptions appear sporadically across Carian civic bronzes and may reflect local workshop practice or reused die punches rather than simple incompetence.
The dating to 161–169 places this squarely within the co-reign of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, though attribution to Marcus alone suggests the obverse type favored him as senior emperor.