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Æ20 - Marcus Aurelius ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Smyrna (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 161-166 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Lion standing right in the field, raising its left forepaw and resting it upon a tympanum (ritual drum), a sacred attribute of Cybele. The animal is depicted with flowing mane and tail, rendered in the compact, vigorous style typical of Smyrnaean provincial coinage. The civic ethnic legend ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ curves around the field, identifying the issuing city of Smyrna. |
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| Mint | Smyrna, Ionia, modern-day İzmir, Turkey |
| Mintage | ND (161-166) |
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