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Æ19 - Domitian ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Bithynium Claudiopolis (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 81-96 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC II#697 |
| Obverse description | Radiate bust of Emperor Domitian facing right, depicted with radiate crown, the effigy rendered in the provincial Greek style typical of Bithynian civic coinage. The encircling legend in Greek characters identifies the emperor with his full imperial titulature. The portrait exhibits the broad-shouldered, draped treatment characteristic of eastern provincial workshops of the Flavian period. |
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| Reverse description | Knotted Herculean club depicted upright in the central field, rendered with characteristic nodular surface detail. The club, a symbol associated with Heracles and frequently employed on civic coinage of Bithynian cities, is shown vertically orientated with the wider head uppermost. The ethnic legend of the issuing city encircles the device in the field. |
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| Mint | Bithynium-Claudiopolis |
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