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| Issuer | Odessos (Moesia) |
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| Year | 177-192 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Odessos, the ancient Greek colony on the Black Sea coast of Moesia Inferior (modern Varna, Bulgaria), maintained active civic bronze production under the Antonines largely because Roman imperial coinage did not circulate in sufficient volume this far into the Danubian provinces. These local issues filled a genuine transactional gap. The city's relationship with the Getian god Darzalas — strongly associated with its coinage — reflects a religious syncretism particular to this coastal settlement that had no direct parallel elsewhere in the province.