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Æ24 - Vespasian ΕΠΙ Λ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟΥ ΝΑΣΩΝΟΣ ΕΠΙΤΡΟ
| Issuer | Koinon of Bithynia (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 69-79 |
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| Diameter | 24 mm |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A large circular round shield (aspis) depicted in the centre of the field, rendered with a prominent central boss and concentric raised rings emphasising its convex form. The shield fills the inner field and serves as the primary type. A Greek legend referencing the procurator Lucius Antonius Naso (ΕΠΙ Λ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΟΥ ΝΑΣΩΝΟΣ ΕΠΙΤΡΟ) runs continuously around the periphery in the outer field, identifying the issuing Roman imperial official responsible for the province of Bithynia and Pontus during the reign of Vespasian. |
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The Koinon of Bithynia — the provincial assembly of Greek cities along the southern Black Sea coast — retained the right to strike bronze coinage under Roman governors, and this piece names the epitropos Lucius Antonius Naso as the presiding authority. Epitropoi were imperial procurators, typically equestrian-rank administrators responsible for financial oversight, and their appearance on provincial bronzes reflects a consolidation of minting authority under Flavian reorganization of eastern provincial administration.
Vespasian's reign saw aggressive reassertion of Roman control over provincial coinage following the civil wars of 68–69.