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Æ20 - Marcus Aurelius ΑΤΤΑΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | City of Attaea (Mysia) |
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| Year | 179-180 |
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| Weight | 3.16 g |
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| Obverse description | Youthful draped bust of the Roman Senate facing right, with wavy hair rendered in the Hellenistic tradition. The effigy is depicted in idealized, youthful form, consistent with the personification of the Senatus as used on provincial coinage of the Antonine period. The legend ΙΕΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗ (abbreviation of ΙΕΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟC, meaning 'Sacred Senate') is partially visible in the left field. The portrait is executed in typical provincial Mysian style, with a dotted border along the coin's edge. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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Attaea was a minor inland city of Mysia, historically overshadowed by Pergamon to its south, and its civic bronze output was modest by any measure. Issues attributable to the sole reign of Marcus Aurelius — before Commodus was elevated to co-emperor in 177 and then succeeded him in 180 — occupy a narrow window, and the ethnic legend ΑΤΤΑΙΤΩΝ confirms civic rather than koinon sponsorship. Few hoards document Attaean bronzes in any quantity, which complicates die-linkage studies for the series.