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Æ18 - Marcus Aurelius ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Smyrna (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 161-166 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Zeus Akraios facing right, rendered in the local Ionian provincial style with naturalistic features. The deity is depicted without attributes, the portrait occupying the central field of the flan. The Greek legend ΖΕΥϹ ΑΚΡΑΙΟϹ is distributed around the effigy, with the note that the Ζ may appear in reversed form depending on the die. The overall strike is characteristic of Smyrnaean municipal bronze coinage of the Antonine period. |
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| Reverse description | A lion advancing to the right, depicted in full body profile with its tail raised, rendered in the vigorous provincial style typical of Ionian civic bronzes. The animal's musculature and mane are summarily indicated, consistent with the small module of this emission. The ethnic legend ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ is inscribed in the field above or around the lion, identifying the issuing city of Smyrna. The reverse field shows the characteristic rough surfaces and irregular strike common to hammered municipal bronzes of the Antonine era. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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