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Æ25 - Marcus Aurelius ΕΠΙ ΕΥΑΡΕϹΤοΥ (ΡΑ) ΤΡΑΛΛΙΑΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Tralles (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 161-165 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ |
| Reverse description | The river-god Maiandros reclines to the left, his semi-nude figure resting upon a water-urn from which a stream flows. In his right hand he holds a long reed, and in his left a cornucopia overflowing with fruits, symbolizing the fertility of the Maeander valley. The reverse legend, citing the magistrate Euarestos and the civic ethnic ΤΡΑΛΛΙΑΝΩΝ, is arranged around the field. |
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Tralles, a prosperous city in the Maeander valley, issued coins under local magistrates whose names appear in the legends — here, the magistrate Euarestos held authority during the opening years of Marcus Aurelius's reign, likely coinciding with the early co-rule with Lucius Verus declared in 161 AD. The city had a long tradition of civic coinage under the Conventus of Ephesus, the Roman administrative district through which such issues were regulated and authorized.
The abbreviation ΡΑ in the legend almost certainly denotes a sequential issue within a series, a practice common among Trallian bronzes of this period to distinguish batches from the same magistracy.