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Æ29 - Marcus Aurelius ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ
| Issuer | Cyzicus (Conventus of Cyzicus) |
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| Year | 177-179 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Youthful laureate bust of Commodus, draped in cuirass and paludamentum, facing right and seen from the rear, presented in the military manner typical of co-imperial portraiture. The legend encircles the bust within the field, identifying the prince by his imperial titulature. The engraving reflects the provincial workshop style of the Cyzicene mint during the joint reign of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥ Κ Λ ΑΥΡΗΛ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ |
| Reverse description | A youthful herdsman, nude or lightly draped, seated to the right on rocky ground, actively milking a standing goat that faces right with its head turned back to the left. The scene is rendered in a rustic, pastoral idiom characteristic of Mysian civic coinage, evoking local mythology or cult associations. A ground line separates the figures from the exergual area. The encircling Greek legend proclaims the neocorate status of Cyzicus. |
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