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Æ17 - Marcus Aurelius Α
| Issuer | Nicopolis (Achaea) |
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| Year | 161-169 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Draped and cuirassed bust of Lucius Verus, bare-headed, facing right, with the paludamentum visible over the shoulder. The portrait is rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Epirote civic coinage, with a partially legible Greek legend surrounding the effigy. The flan is irregular, as typical of hammered provincial bronze issues of this period. |
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| Mintage | ND (161-169) |
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Nicopolis ad Isthmon was a minor Achaean civic mint operating under the looser provincial arrangements of the early Antonine period, when local Greek cities retained enough autonomy to strike small bronze for regional circulation. The city's output under Marcus Aurelius is sparse, and the survival rate for these tiny civic bronzes is poor — most circulated heavily through local market use before disappearing into the archaeological record.