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Æ22 - Marcus Aurelius ϹΙΛΑΝΔΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Silandus, Lydia (under Roman Imperial authority, reign of Marcus Aurelius) |
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| Year | 163-165 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Frontal cult statue of Kore of Sardis standing in rigid hieratic pose, wearing a tall polos crown upon her head, arms extended or held at sides in the archaic xoanon tradition. A poppy stalk appears to the left of the figure and an ear of grain to the right, both serving as attributes associated with Kore's chthonic and agricultural symbolism. The ethnic legend of the issuing city is inscribed within the field, referencing the civic authority of Silandus. |
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Silandus was a minor Lydian city of limited political weight, but its civic coinage under Marcus Aurelius coincides almost exactly with the early years of the Parthian War — a conflict that drew heavily on Lydian provincial resources and likely disrupted normal civic administration across the region. Whether that pressure accelerated or delayed local bronze issues is unresolved, but the narrow window of 163–165 makes this a precisely datable provincial product.