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Æ26 - Marcus Aurelius ΠΡΙΑΜΟϹ ΙΛΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Mint of Ilium |
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| Year | 178-182 |
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| Weight | 9.62 g |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Empress Crispina facing right, her hair elaborately coiffed and bound with a stephane (diadem). The effigy is rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Troas, with folds of drapery visible at the shoulder. The Greek legend encircles the bust within the field. |
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| Reverse description | The legendary Trojan king Priamus seated to the right on a throne or rock, depicted wearing a distinctive Phrygian cap as befitting his Trojan identity, and holding a long sceptre upright in his hand. The figure is rendered in the local provincial style, referencing the mythological heritage of Ilium as the successor city to ancient Troy. The Greek legend ΠΡΙΑΜΟϹ ΙΛΙΕΩΝ is distributed in the field around the seated figure, within a beaded border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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