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Æ25 - Lucius Verus ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ ΕΤ ϞΗ
| Issuer | Koinon of Pontus |
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| Year | 166-167 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | A tetrastyle or hexastyle temple depicted in three-quarter perspective, with a tiled or coffered pediment and fluted columns visible along the right flank, set upon a stepped podium. The temple interior features a naiskos or cult structure with an arched doorway flanked by smaller architectural elements, rendered in a schematic provincial style. The abbreviated legend ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ appears in the exergue below the temple, identifying the issuing authority as the Koinon of Pontus. The composition fills the flan and is enclosed within a dotted border. This temple type is a recurring reverse type on Pontic koinon coinage of the Antonine period. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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The Koinon of Pontus was a league of cities in the former kingdom of Pontus, organized under Roman provincial administration to manage collective religious and civic functions — including the right to strike bronze coinage in the emperor's name. The date ϞΗ (98) refers to the Pontic Era, anchoring this piece precisely to 166–167 AD, during the co-reign of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus. Verus was the junior emperor in name but had commanded the eastern campaign against Parthia that concluded in 166, a victory that brought plague back to Rome along with the triumphal honors.
Recueil #2a places this among the earliest confirmed Koinon strikes of the series.