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Æ17 - Maximinus ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Magnesia ad Maeandrum (Conventus of Miletus) |
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| Year | 235-238 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Maximus Caesar facing right, depicted from behind, with the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The effigy is rendered in the typical provincial style of the Severan-Gordian transition period. The circular Greek legend surrounds the portrait in the field. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Tyche, the personification of civic fortune, stands facing with head turned to the left, wearing a kalathos (modius-style crown) on her head. She holds a ship's rudder in her right hand and a cornucopia in her left, symbolising prosperity and navigation. The ethnic legend ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ is inscribed in the field around the figure, identifying the issuing city of Magnesia ad Maeandrum. |
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