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Æ25 - Antoninus Pius ΚΥΖΙΚΗ ΝΕΟΚΟ (Ζ shaped as エ)
| Issuer | Cyzicus (Conventus of Cyzicus) |
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| Year | 147-161 |
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| Weight | 10.74 g |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Emperor Antoninus Pius facing right, with finely rendered hair depicted in layered curls characteristic of Antonine portraiture. The bust is draped and cuirassed, presented in profile with strong facial modelling. A Greek imperial legend encircles the portrait along the periphery of the flan, reading from left to right. The engraving reflects the high-quality die work associated with the Cyzicene mint during the mid-second century AD. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Τ(Ι) ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙ(Α) ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ |
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Cyzicus held the title of neokoros — warden of the imperial cult — multiple times over, and the unusual Ζ rendered in the form of a Japanese エ character on this issue points to a locally specific die-cutter's hand, a quirk unattested in parallel emissions from the same conventus. Such ligature oddities occasionally help attribute dies across multiple denominations when corroborating examples surface.