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Æ16 - Nero ΚΑΙϹΑΡΕωΝ
| Issuer | Tralles (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 60 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed portrait bust of the emperor Nero facing right, rendered in the provincial Greek style with fleshy facial features characteristic of his early reign. The effigy displays the emperor's distinctive thick neck and youthful countenance. The circular Greek legend ΝΕΡωΝ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ runs around the periphery of the field. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A bound sheaf of four ears of grain (wheat or barley), depicted upright in the centre of the field with the stalks tied together at the base, symbolising the agricultural fertility and prosperity of the Lydian region. The ethnic legend ΚΑΙϹΑΡΕωΝ, identifying the civic authority of Tralles, is disposed around the periphery of the reverse field. |
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