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Æ26 - Elagabalus ΚΙΑΝΩΝ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΩΝ
| Issuer | Cius (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 218-222 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Emperor Elagabalus facing right, rendered in the provincial style typical of Bithynian civic coinage of the early third century AD. The emperor's youthful features are visible beneath a radiate laurel wreath, with drapery indicated at the truncation of the shoulder. The Greek imperial titulature legend runs around the periphery of the flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ΑΥΓΟΥ (Translation: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus) |
| Reverse description | Draped bust of Athena facing right, wearing a Corinthian helmet and aegis, rendered in the characteristic style of Bithynian provincial bronze coinage. The goddess's bust is shown with drapery at the shoulder truncation, with the aegis clearly delineated across the chest. The civic legend ΚΙΑΝΩΝ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΩΝ, proclaiming the freedom of the city of Cius, is distributed in the field around the bust. |
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