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Æ17 - Augustus ΜΕΓΑΛΟΚΛΕ ΚΛΕΙ
| Issuer | Koinon of Thessaly (Achaea) |
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| Year | 27 BC - 14 AD |
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| Diameter | 17 mm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and bearded head of Zeus facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic provincial style. The hair and beard are depicted with flowing strands, and a laurel wreath encircles the head. The ethnic inscription ΘΕΣΣΑΛΩ appears in the field, identifying the issuing authority of the Thessalian Koinon. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Thessalian Koinon — a federal league of cities revived under Roman reorganization of Greece — issued coins in Augustus's name as a demonstration of regional loyalty during the consolidation of the principate. The magistrate name partially preserved in the legend, ΜΕΓΑΛΟΚΛΕ(ΟΥΣ), identifies the sitting official responsible for the issue, a naming convention the Koinon maintained through several Augustan-era emissions.