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Æ26 - Trajan Decius ΑΜΙϹΟΥ ΕΛΕΥΘΕ, ϹΠΒ
| Issuer | Amisus (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 250-251 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Trajan Decius facing right, seen from the rear, the radiate crown rendered with prominent spikes above the imperial effigy. The bust displays military dress with visible paludamentum and cuirass detailing, consistent with provincial bronze coinage of the mid-third century. The Greek imperial titulature legend runs along the periphery of the flan. The surface exhibits a green-brown patina with areas of encrustation typical of bronze issues from the Pontic region. |
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| Reverse description | Tyche, the personification of the city's fortune, is depicted seated to the left upon a throne or chair with ornate supports, holding a small bust in her extended right hand and a cornucopia in her left arm. The figure is rendered in a flowing draped garment with drapery folds visible across the lower body. The reverse field carries the civic legend of Amisus asserting its free city status (ΕΛΕΥΘΕ), and the Greek era date ϹΠΒ (282 of the Pontic Era) appears in the field or exergue area. The composition reflects the strong Hellenistic civic tradition of the mint. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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