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| Issuer | Odessos (Moesia) |
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| Year | 138-161 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Draped and cuirassed bust of Emperor Antoninus Pius facing right, with laureate head and short beard, the paludamentum fastened at the right shoulder and the cuirass rendered in relief beneath. The effigy is executed in the typical provincial style of Moesian bronzes, with bold, high-relief portraiture. The encircling Greek legend reads ΑΥΤ ΑΔΡΙΑ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, distributed around the periphery of the flan. |
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| Reverse description | Two standing female deities arranged symmetrically in the field: to the left, Kore (Persephone) stands facing right, holding a long torch in one hand and an uncertain object — possibly a poppy, pomegranate, or patera — in the other; to the right, a veiled Demeter stands facing left, holding two ears of corn and a long torch. The composition reflects the Eleusinian iconographic tradition commonly found on coins of Odessos. The ethnic legend ΟΔΗϹϹΕΙΤΩΝ appears in the field, identifying the issuing city. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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