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Æ28 - Antoninus Pius Μ ΓΑΛΕΡΙΟϹ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟϹ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΟϹ ΑΝΤωΝΙΝΟΥ ΥΙΟϹ
| Issuer | Koinon of Cyprus |
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| Year | 138-161 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Reverse description | Bare-headed bust of Galerius Antoninus (youthful) wearing paludamentum, right |
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| Mintage | ND (138-161) |
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The Koinon of Cyprus — the island's federative assembly of cities — held the privilege of issuing its own bronze coinage under Roman rule, a right that functioned as much as a diplomatic instrument as an economic one. Antoninus Pius was notably receptive to provincial coinages during his reign, and Cyprus benefited from a period of relative stability following the catastrophic Jewish revolt of 115–117 AD under Trajan, which had devastated the island's population so severely that Hadrian reportedly banned Jews from Cyprus entirely.
The legend identifying Galerius as son of Antoninus likely refers to a local official or priest of the imperial cult acting as eponymous magistrate — a Cypriot minting convention that frequently named the presiding gymnasiarch or high priest alongside the emperor.