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.
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.