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Æ22 - Trajan Decius ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Antioch ad Maeandrum (Conventus of Alabanda) |
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| Year | 249-251 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Trajan Decius facing right, rendered in three-quarter view from the rear, displaying paludamentum over the cuirass. The encircling Greek legend reads ΑΥΤ Κ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΔΕΚΙϹ, with the misspelling ΔΕΚΙϹ for ΔΕΚΙΟϹ noted as characteristic of this issue. The portrait exhibits the typical provincial die-cutting style of the Carian conventus, with bold if somewhat rough workmanship consistent with the Antioch ad Maeandrum mint. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Κ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΔΕΚΙϹ (sic) (Translation: Emperor Caesar Traianus Decius) |
| Reverse description | The river god Maeandros reclines to the left in a languid pose, his semi-draped figure resting upon an overturned vase from which water streams forth, symbolising the celebrated winding river of Caria. In his raised right hand he holds a reed, a standard attribute of river deities in provincial coinage. The encircling legend ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ identifies the issuing city of Antioch ad Maeandrum. The reverse composition follows established Hellenistic iconographic conventions for the personification of rivers in Asia Minor provincial bronzes. |
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