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Æ20 - Marcus Aurelius C G I H PAR
| Issuer | Parium (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 166-180 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Ceres/Demeter standing, right, holding long torch with both hands; coiling around bottom of torch, serpent |
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| Mint | Parium, Mysia, Turkey |
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Parium, the old Greek colony on the Propontis, held colonial status under Rome and accordingly struck its own bronze coinage advertising that privilege — the familiar C G I H abbreviation standing for Colonia Gemella Iulia Hadriana Pariana, a title accumulated across successive imperial grants. Issues tied specifically to Marcus Aurelius's reign are relatively scarce; the city's mint was never prolific, and its output during the Parthian war years of the 160s reflects a civic administration more interested in asserting Roman identity than in volume production.