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Æ17 - Vespasian ϹΚΗΨΙ
| Issuer | Scepsis (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 69-79 |
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| Diameter | 17 mm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Vespasian (attributed) facing right, rendered in low relief with characteristic Roman imperial portraiture. The effigy displays the emperor's distinctive features with a laurel wreath crowning the head. The Greek legend ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ (Augustus) runs in the field, identifying the ruler by his imperial title rather than personal name, consistent with the Greek civic coinage conventions of the region. |
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| Reverse description | Facing bust of Dionysus adorned with horns, rendered frontally in the centre of the flan in a style typical of Mysian civic bronzes. The deity is depicted holding flowers or vegetal attributes in hand, consistent with Dionysiac iconography. The ethnic legend ϹΚΗΨΙ arcs around the bust, identifying the issuing city of Scepsis in the Troad. The die work is characteristic of the provincial bronze coinage struck under Roman imperial oversight during the Flavian period. |
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| Mint | Scepsis (Mysia, Troad) |
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