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Æ23 - Antoninus Pius ΙΕΡΑϹ ΕΠΙΔΑΥΡοΥ
| Issuer | Epidaurus (Achaea) |
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| Year | 138-161 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Reverse description | Asclepius, the god of medicine, seated to the left on a throne or chair, extending his right hand forward to offer a patera to a serpent rising before him, while his left hand holds a tall knotted staff (the caduceus of Asclepius). The composition reflects the standard iconographic type of Asclepius venerated at his principal sanctuary of Epidaurus. The reverse legend appears in the field around the figure in Greek characters, identifying the issuing city. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΙΕΡΑϹ ΕΠΙΔΑΥΡοΥ (Translation: of holy Epidaurus) |
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Epidaurus retained the right to strike civic bronze under Roman rule largely because of its sanctuary of Asklepios, one of the ancient world's most visited healing centers. The city's coins functioned partly as pilgrimage currency — handled by the sick, the hopeful, and the professional physicians who trained there. That the sanctuary remained politically useful to Rome meant Epidaurus kept its minting privileges well into the imperial period, an arrangement most comparably sized Achaean cities did not enjoy.