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Æ17 - Vespasian ΚΛΑΥΔΕΙΚΟΝΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Iconium (Galatia) |
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| Year | 69-79 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Facing head of Medusa, rendered in the gorgoneion tradition with wings visible above the temples and serpentine locks framing the visage. The head is depicted en face, occupying the central field of the flan, with characteristic wide-set eyes and broad facial features typical of provincial Galatian bronze coinage of the Flavian period. The surface shows heavy patination consistent with ancient hammered bronze, with no visible legend on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | Greek ethnic inscription ΚΛΑΥΔΕΙΚΟΝΙΕΩΝ (meaning 'of the Claudians of Iconium') arranged in three or four lines within a laurel wreath, referencing the city's honorific title of Claudiconium granted under the Julio-Claudian dynasty. The wreath border encloses the legend symmetrically, a standard compositional device for civic bronze coinage of this region and period. The field is heavily worn and encrusted, rendering individual letter strokes partially legible. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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