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| Issuer | Amisus (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 2 BC - 1 BC |
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| Weight | 4.53 g |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Confronted, jugate or facing busts of Gaius Caesar and Lucius Caesar, the grandsons and designated heirs of Augustus, depicted as young princes. The date inscription ΕΤΟΥΣ ΛΑ (Year 31 of the Pontic era, corresponding to 2–1 BC) appears in the field. The portraiture reflects the dynastic propaganda of the Augustan age, presenting the two youths as future leaders of Rome. |
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| Mint | Amisus, Pontus, modern-day Samsun, Turkey |
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