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Æ24 - Claudius ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟϹ ΜΑΓΝΗΤωΝ
| Issuer | Magnetes (Achaea) |
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| Year | 41-54 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of the emperor Claudius facing right, rendered in the provincial style typical of mid-first century Greek civic bronzes. The portrait displays the characteristic features of Claudius with a somewhat heavy neck and simplified facial modelling. The Greek legend ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ encircles the effigy within the field. The flan is irregular and the surfaces show heavy patination consistent with extended burial, partially obscuring the legend. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΚΛΑΥΔΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ (Translation: Claudius Caesar) |
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The Magnesians of Thessaly — not to be confused with the Ionian Magnesia ad Maeandrum — maintained a modest civic coinage tradition under the early empire, striking bronze issues in the name of the emperor as a form of loyalist expression rather than financial necessity. Local bronze of this kind circulated only within the immediate region and was produced at civic, not imperial, expense.
Claudius received particular attention from Greek provincial communities partly because of his well-documented interest in Hellenic history and antiquarian scholarship.