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Æ19 - Antoninus Pius ΕΠΙΤΥΝΧΑΝΟ Γ ΜΑΓ
| Issuer | Magnesia ad Maeandrum (Conventus of Miletus) |
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| Year | 144-161 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ |
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| Reverse lettering | ΕΠΙΤΥΝΧΑΝΟ Γ ΜΑΓ |
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Magnesia ad Maeandrum petitioned Rome for the title of neokoros — temple warden of the imperial cult — repeatedly during the second century, and the civic pride embedded in local bronze issues like this one reflects how fiercely provincial cities competed for such honors. The magistrate name preserved in the legend, traceable through the conventus records of Miletus, places this issue within a system of Roman administrative oversight that required local magistrates to formally assume responsibility for coinage production, lending their names as a guarantee of weight and quality to the Milesian conventus.