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Æ18 - Augustus ΓΕΣΣΙΟΣ, ΑΔΡΑΜΥΤ
| Issuer | Adramyteum (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 27 BC - 14 AD |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Bare, laureate head of Augustus facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic portrait tradition with finely detailed curled hair and a wreath of laurel. The emperor's features are idealised, displaying a pronounced profile with a strong brow and clean-cut jaw characteristic of Augustan provincial coinage. The Greek legend ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ appears to the left of the portrait in the field. The flan is irregular in shape, as typical of hammered provincial bronzes of this period. |
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| Reverse description | A mounted horseman galloping vigorously to the right, with his right hand raised in a gesture of salutation or authority, depicted in a dynamic pose with the horse's legs fully extended. The rider is shown in military dress, seated upon a horse rendered with considerable energy. The Greek legends ΓΕΣΣΙΟΣ above and ΑΔΡΑΜΥΤ below or around the type identify the local magistrate Gessios and the issuing city of Adramyteum. The composition is bold and fills the flan, consistent with the provincial civic coinage of Mysia under the Augustan administration. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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