Æ19 - Marcus Aurelius ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ

Cyzicus was one of the most prolific civic minting centers in the Conventus of Cyzicus during the Antonine period, and issues for Marcus Aurelius cluster heavily in the years following his sole reign beginning in 169 AD — many scholars tie the increased output to the financial and logistical demands of the Marcomannic Wars, which required sustained imperial presence in the northern provinces and put pressure on provincial economies to maintain small-denomination bronze in circulation.