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Æ20 - Marcus Aurelius ΥΠΑΤΟϹ Γ
| Issuer | Caesarea (Cappadocia) |
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| Year | 161-180 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The ΥΠΑΤΟϹ Γ legend records Marcus Aurelius's third consulship, held in 161 AD — the same year he acceded as emperor alongside Lucius Verus following the death of Antoninus Pius. Caesarea, as the administrative capital of Cappadocia and a strategically critical city on the Anatolian plateau, maintained active civic bronze production throughout the Antonine period, partly because the region served as a staging ground for Rome's repeated wars against Parthia in the 160s. This particular titulature helps date the issue tightly to the early part of his reign.