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Æ20 - Vespasian ΦΩ
| Issuer | Phocaea (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 69-79 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Emperor Vespasian facing right, rendered in the provincial Greek style typical of Asia Minor civic coinage. The portrait displays characteristic features of Vespasian's iconography, with the laurel wreath encircling the head as an emblem of imperial authority. The Greek legend ΟΥΕϹΠΑϹΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ runs around the periphery of the flan, naming the emperor as Caesar. The flan is irregular in shape, as is common for hammered provincial bronze issues of this period. |
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| Reverse description | Athena standing left in full figure, her right hand extended outward and her left hand gripping an upright spear; a large round shield rests at her side. A dolphin appears in the field, serving as a civic symbol of Phocaea and an allusion to the city's maritime identity. The abbreviated ethnic legend ΦΩ (Φωκαέων, 'of the Phocaeans') identifies the issuing city. The composition is characteristic of civic bronze coinage struck under the Conventus of Smyrna during the Flavian period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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