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| Issuer | City of Magnesia ad Sipylum (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 17-37 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of the emperor Tiberius to the left, raising by the hand the Tyche of Magnesia ad Sipylum, who stands to the right wearing a turreted crown and holding a sceptre or patera. The scene commemorates the imperial benefaction of rebuilding the city after the catastrophic earthquake of AD 17, as recorded by Tacitus. The civic legend of Magnesia ad Sipylum is distributed around the field in Greek characters. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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