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Æ20 - Antoninus Pius C I C A D D
| Issuer | Apamea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 138-161 |
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| Weight | 4.78 g |
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| Obverse lettering | ANTONINVS AVG COS IIII (Translation: Antoninus Augustus, consul for the fourth time) |
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| Mintage | ND (138-161) |
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Apamea in Bithynia — not to be confused with the far more prominent Apamea in Syria — was a Roman colony whose civic coinage under the Antonines reflects the town's modest but real autonomy in managing local bronze issues. The abbreviation C I C A D D in the legend expands to Colonia Iulia Concordia Apamea Dios Dikaia, a ceremonial title cluster that distinguishes this mint from neighboring Bithynian cities and points to a Julio-Claudian colonial foundation later confirmed under Augustus.
Bithynian civic bronzes of this period were produced for purely local exchange and rarely traveled far from their issuing city.