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Æ19 - Antoninus Pius ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΚοΥΑΡΤοΥ Το Β ΠΕΡΓ
| Issuer | City of Pergamum (Conventus of Pergamum) |
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| Year | 144-146 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of Marcus Aurelius, lightly bearded, facing right, with curly hair rendered in the naturalistic provincial Greek style. The youthful portrait captures the future emperor as Caesar under Antoninus Pius, with fine facial detail including incised locks framing the forehead. The encircling legend reads ΑΥΡΗ οΥΗΡοϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ in Greek characters, identifying the subject as Aurelius Caesar. The flan is slightly irregular, typical of provincial bronze coinage of Asia Minor in the mid-second century AD. |
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| Reverse description | The serpent Glykon, the oracular snake-deity associated with the cult of Alexander of Abonuteichos, depicted coiling upward to the right with its distinctive human-faced head rendered prominently at the top of the composition. The sinuous body is shown in multiple tight coils, filling the field in a dynamic and hieratic arrangement characteristic of Pergamene provincial bronzes. The encircling legend ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΚοΥΑΡΤοΥ Το Β ΠΕΡΓ identifies the issuing magistrate (strategos) and the city of Pergamon, referencing his second term of office. The reverse design reflects the widespread diffusion of the Glykon cult across Asia Minor during the Antonine period. |
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| Mint | Pergamum, Mysia, modern-day Bergama, Turkey |
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