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Æ23 - Antoninus Pius ΤΙΑΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Tium (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 138-161 |
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| Weight | 9.15 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius facing right, draped and wearing the paludamentum (military cloak) over the left shoulder. The emperor's effigy is rendered in the typical provincial style of Bithynian coinage, with a laureate wreath of bay leaves encircling the head. The circular Greek legend runs along the coin's periphery in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Antoninus) |
| Reverse description | Nude figure of Poseidon standing facing left, his right foot raised and resting upon a rock or prow, holding a dolphin downward in his right hand and an upright trident in his left. The deity is rendered in classical style befitting the maritime character of the city of Tium on the Pontic coast. The ethnic legend ΤΙΑΝΩΝ is inscribed in the field, identifying the issuing civic authority. |
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