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Æ20 - Claudius ΕΠΙ ΜΕΝΕΛΑΟ ΔΗΜΟϹΘΕΝΟΥϹ ΑΙΖΑΝΕΙΤωΝ
| Issuer | Aezani |
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| Year | 41-54 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Bare laureate head of the emperor Claudius facing right, rendered in the local Greek provincial style with bold, somewhat crude modeling. The portrait displays the characteristic features of Claudius — a broad face with a thick neck — consistent with imperial iconography of the Julio-Claudian period. The encircling Greek legend runs around the periphery of the field. The die engraving, typical of Phrygian civic coinage, shows a vigorous if provincially executed portrait. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aezanites standing left, clad in himation, holding a long sceptre or staff in his left hand and extending his right hand toward a small eagle perched at his feet. The figure is rendered in the traditional Hellenistic manner with a commanding, frontal torso and head turned slightly. The encircling Greek inscription in the field names the local magistrate Menelaos Demosthenes and the civic ethnic of the Aezanites. The type reflects the city's celebrated association with Zeus, whose great temple at Aezani was one of the best-preserved in Asia Minor. |
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