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Æ19 - Pupienus and Balbinus ΜΙΛΗϹΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Mint of Miletus |
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| Year | 238 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Veiled effigy of Artemis standing facing, arms extended to either side, holding a patera in the right hand and a bow in the left hand, rendered in the schematic provincial style characteristic of Milesian civic bronzes. The figure occupies the full height of the field, flanked by indistinct floral or foliage elements on either side. The ethnic legend ΜΙΛΗϹΙΩΝ is distributed around the periphery, affirming the civic identity of the issuing mint. |
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Pupienus and Balbinus were co-emperors for just 99 days in 238 AD — the Year of the Six Emperors — before being murdered by the Praetorian Guard and dragged through the streets of Rome. That provincial mints like Miletus bothered striking bronzes celebrating their joint rule speaks to how rapidly civic machinery responded to imperial change, even for regimes that would not last a season.