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Æ22 - Trajan Decius ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΦΡ
| Issuer | Metropolis, Phrygia (Provincial mint under Roman Imperial authority) |
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| Year | 249-251 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Hostilian as Caesar facing right, rendered in the provincial style typical of Phrygian civic coinage. The portrait displays youthful features with short hair, the paludamentum visible at the shoulder over the cuirass. The Greek legend ΜΕϹϹΙΟϹ ΚΥΙΝΤΟϹ Κ runs around the periphery, identifying the prince by his gentilicium and rank. The entire design is enclosed within a dotted border. |
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| Reverse description | A prominent sheaf of four bound ears of grain (wheat or barley) occupies the central field, their heads splaying outward in a fan-like arrangement, tied together at the stalks — a civic emblem evoking the agricultural prosperity of the Phrygian region. The design fills the field almost entirely, with the encircling Greek legend ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΦΡ disposed around the periphery, denoting the citizens of Metropolis in Phrygia. No exergue line is present. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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