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Æ24 - Antoninus Pius ΖΕΥϹ ΑΚΡΑΙΟϹ ΜΑΓΝΗΤωΝ
| Issuer | Magnetes (Achaea) |
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| Year | 138-161 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC IV.1#5045 |
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| Obverse lettering | ΚΑΙ[ϹΑΡ] ΑΝΤωΝΕΙΝοϹ (Translation: Caesar Antoninus) |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Zeus Akraios — Zeus of the Mountain Peaks — was a cult title specific to Mount Pelion in Thessaly, the very territory of the Magnetes. The decision to invoke this localized epithet on a civic bronze under Antoninus Pius reflects the broader Antonine-era policy of encouraging regional religious identity within the Greek provinces, a subtle way of keeping municipal pride channeled into loyalty rather than dissent. The Magnetes had long claimed a distinct ethnic identity separate from Thessalian leagues, and their coinage consistently reinforced that separateness.