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Æ28 - Marcus Aurelius Ε (Ι) (Λ) ΜΑΡΚΟΥ Ι (Ρ) ΤΑΒΑΛΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Tabala (Conventus of Sardis) |
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| Year | 178-179 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Youthful draped and cuirassed bust of Commodus, laureate, facing right, with paludamentum visible at shoulder, depicted in three-quarter rear view. The portrait reflects the early co-emperor iconography of Commodus during the reign of Marcus Aurelius. The obverse legend circles the bust in Greek characters. |
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| Reverse description | Apollo-Tyrimnaios, the principal deity of the Lydian city of Tabala, depicted on horseback advancing to the right, wearing a radiate crown, nude but for a billowing chlamys draped over the shoulders. He bears a double-headed axe (labrys) raised over his right shoulder, a hallmark iconographic attribute of this regional cult type. The reverse legend in Greek occupies the field around the mounted figure, referencing the local magistrate and the civic ethnic of the Tabaleans. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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