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Æ16 - Marcus Aurelius ΚΛΑΖΟΜΕΝΙΩΝ (Ζ reversed)
| Issuer | Clazomenae (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 166-169 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A ram reclines to the right with its head turned back to the left, a device closely associated with Clazomenae as a civic emblem referencing the city's mythological and religious traditions. The animal is depicted in a naturalistic provincial style with the legend disposed around the type in the field. The engraving is characteristic of the small-module bronzes struck under the Antonine emperors in Ionia. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΚΛΑΖΟΜΕΝΙΩΝ (Ζ reversed) |
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Clazomenae, one of the twelve Ionian cities on the Aegean coast of Asia Minor, struck provincially under the Smyrna conventus — the Roman judicial circuit that grouped smaller cities under a regional assize center. The reversed Ζ appearing in the ethnic ΚΛΑΖΟΜΕΝΙΩΝ is not a copyist's error but reflects a documented die-cutter's idiosyncrasy specific to this issue, making it a useful attribution anchor when the flan is otherwise poorly centered.