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Æ21 - Marcus Aurelius ΛΑΚΕΔΑΙΜΟΝΙωΝ
| Issuer | Sparta (Achaea) |
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| Year | 161-180 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of the emperor Marcus Aurelius facing right, with characteristic beard and idealized imperial portraiture consistent with Greek provincial coinage of the Antonine period. The legend, partially visible around the periphery of the irregularly flan, reads ΙΜΠ Κ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΑΝΤΩ ΑΥΓ, identifying the emperor by his full titulature. The die work reflects the provincial style of Lacedaemonian civic coinage, with the portrait rendered in moderate relief on the broad, roughly circular flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΙΜΠ Κ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΑΝΤΩ ΑΥΓ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus) |
| Reverse description | A Herculean club, the emblematic symbol of the city of Sparta, depicted upright and centrally positioned within the field. The knotted wooden club is rendered in relief with characteristic nodules along its shaft, serving as a civic badge closely associated with the Lacedaemonian identity and the cult of Heracles. The ethnic legend ΛΑΚΕΔΑΙΜΟΝΙωΝ surrounds the type, distributed around the periphery of the flan. The reverse design is typical of Spartan provincial bronze coinage of the Roman imperial period, emphasizing local mythological heritage. |
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