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Æ19 - Commodus ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ (Ζ shaped as エ)
| Issuer | Cyzicus (Conventus of Cyzicus) |
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| Year | 186-192 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare or corn-wreathed head of Kore Soteira facing right, rendered in the provincial Greek style with finely detailed hair. The bust is truncated at the shoulder and positioned centrally within the flat field. The surface shows a green-brown patina consistent with extended burial, and no legend is visible on this side. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ (Ζ shaped as エ) |
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Cyzicus was one of the most prolific civic minting authorities in the Roman East during the Antonine and Severan periods, but its workshop is particularly noted for idiosyncratic letterforms that appear across multiple issues — the Ζ rendered with horizontal serifs so pronounced it reads almost as the Japanese katakana エ, a quirk specific enough to function as a die-shop signature. This isn't damage or wear; it's a consistent engraver's habit.