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Æ20 - Antoninus Pius ΑΝΧΙΑΛΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Anchialus (Thracia) |
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| Year | 138-161 |
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| Weight | 4.60 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped bust of Antoninus Pius facing right, rendered in the provincial Greek style typical of Thracian civic coinage. The emperor's effigy displays a wreath of laurel leaves atop the head, with the drapery visible at the shoulder. A circular Greek legend surrounds the portrait in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Antoninus) |
| Reverse description | Nude figure of Heracles standing facing right, his weight resting on a club planted on the ground, with the Nemean lion skin draped over his outstretched arm. The composition is characteristic of Heraclean reverse types common to Thracian provincial bronzes, with the ethnic legend of the issuing city inscribed around the field. |
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