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Æ19 - Caracalla ΜΗΘΥΜΝΑΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Methymna (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 198-217 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted bust of Athena facing right, draped and wearing the aegis, with a transverse spear visible diagonally behind her shoulder. The helmet is of Corinthian type, rendered in low relief characteristic of provincial bronze coinage. No legend appears on the obverse field. The flan is irregular and the strike somewhat weak, as is typical of civic bronzes from this region and period. |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of Tyche facing left, draped in a long chiton and himation, holding a ship's rudder in her right hand and a cornucopia in her left arm, emblematic of the city's prosperity and maritime character. The ethnic legend ΜΗΘΥΜΝΑΙΩΝ is inscribed in the field, identifying the issuing city of Methymna on the island of Lesbos. The reverse type is a standard civic personification common to the Greek imperial coinage of Asia Minor. The relief is worn and the strike partially flat, consistent with the coin's circulated condition. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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