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| Issuer | Prusias ad Hypium (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 139-147 |
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| Weight | 5.05 g |
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| Obverse description | Youthful bare head of Marcus Aurelius as Caesar, facing right, with lightly bearded features and short curly hair rendered in the naturalistic Antonine style. The portrait is modelled in moderate relief, displaying the characteristic physiognomy of the young heir apparent. A circular Greek legend surrounds the effigy in the field. |
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| Reverse description | Tyche, the tutelary goddess of the city, depicted standing facing left in full figure, wearing a kalathos (mural crown-like basket) upon her head and draped in a long chiton and himation. She extends her right hand downward to hold a rudder, symbolising guidance and fortune, while her left arm cradles a cornucopia overflowing with abundance. The encircling Greek civic legend names the issuing city in the peripheral field. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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