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Æ19 - Antoninus Pius ΑϹΚΛΗΠΙοϹ ΤΙΑΝΩΝ (facing outward)
| Issuer | Tium (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 138-161 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Antoninus Pius facing right, with short beard and draped shoulders, rendered in the conventional provincial style. The emperor's effigy occupies the central field, with the circumferential Greek legend distributed around the periphery. The portrait displays the characteristic mature features of Antoninus Pius as seen on provincial bronze coinage of Bithynia. The coin shows a green patina consistent with prolonged burial, with some surface encrustation partially obscuring the legend. |
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| Mintage | ND (138-161) |
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Tium was a minor coastal polis on the Black Sea whose civic coinage under the Antonines is poorly documented and survives in very small numbers. The city's issues from this reign are catalogued sparingly even in major reference works, and die links between known specimens suggest extremely limited production runs — likely tied to local festival or sanctuary needs rather than any broad commercial circulation.