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Æ21 - Antoninus Pius ΧΕΡϹΟΝΗϹΟΥ
| Issuer | Chersonesus (Bosporus) (Northern Black Sea) |
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| Year | 138-161 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | A bull standing to the left with head lowered, rendered in relief typical of Chersonesean civic coinage. The animal's muscular form is depicted in a naturalistic style, with the head inclined downward as if grazing or charging. The Greek legend ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΑϹ (meaning 'free') is disposed around the field, reading outward, referencing the autonomous status of the city. The flan is irregular, as characteristic of hammered provincial bronze issues of this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΑϹ (facing outward) (Translation: free) |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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