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Æ26 - Marcus Aurelius ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ (Ζ shaped as エ)
| Issuer | Cyzicus (Conventus of Cyzicus) |
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| Year | 161-169 |
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| Weight | 10.30 g |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Faustina II facing right, her elaborately coiffed hair piled and waved atop the head in the fashion characteristic of the Antonine period. The effigy is rendered in moderate relief, with folds of drapery visible at the shoulder. The Greek legend ΦΑΥϹΤΕΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ (Faustina Augusta) runs around the periphery of the flan. |
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| Reverse description | Demeter, draped, standing in a galloping biga drawn to the right, holding a long torch in her extended hand. The horses are depicted in full stride, conveying dynamic movement. The ethnic legend ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ, with the distinctive local variant of the zeta rendered in the form of the character エ, appears in the lower field and exergue, identifying the issuing city of Cyzicus. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ (Ζ shaped as エ) |
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