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Æ18 - Antoninus Pius ΚΡΗΤΙΕΩΝ ΦΛΑΟΥΙΟ
| Issuer | Creteia-Flaviopolis (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 138-161 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped bust of Antoninus Pius facing right, with characteristic beard and mature imperial portrait style. The laureate wreath is rendered with fine detail atop the emperor's curly hair. The peripheral Greek legend encircles the bust, running along the coin's edge. The flan shows the characteristic irregular profile typical of provincial bronze coinage of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Antoninus) |
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Creteia-Flaviopolis was a minor Bithynian city whose double name reflects two distinct phases of patronage — the original settlement and a later refounding or honorific renaming under the Flavian dynasty. Bronze civic issues under Antoninus Pius from this mint are scarce; the city lacked the commercial weight of Nicomedia or Nicaea, and its coinage output across the entire imperial period is thin enough that individual types are known from only a handful of specimens.