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Æ24 - Marcus Aurelius ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Cyzicus (Conventus of Cyzicus) |
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| Year | 169-175 |
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| Weight | 6.50 g |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Emperor Marcus Aurelius facing right, depicted with his characteristic long beard rendered in voluminous curls, the hair similarly elaborated in the philosopher-emperor style favored in his portraiture. The effigy is set within a dotted border, with the abbreviated Greek imperial titulature disposed around the periphery of the field. The portrait reflects the mature Antonine style of provincial die-cutting associated with the Mysian mint of Cyzicus. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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Cyzicus was one of the most economically active cities in the Propontis, and its civic bronze output during the Antonine period was substantial. This issue falls within the years of the Marcomannic Wars, when Marcus Aurelius was absent from Rome for extended stretches managing campaigns along the Danube frontier — a period that also saw increased reliance on local civic coinage across the eastern provinces as Roman monetary attention shifted to military logistics.