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Æ30 - Antoninus Pius ΔΙΟΝΥϹΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ (rev. legend perhaps tooled)
| Issuer | Dionysopolis (Phrygia) (Conventus of Apamea) |
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| Year | 138-161 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Antoninus Pius facing right, seen from the centre, with the paludamentum fastened at the shoulder. The portrait is rendered in the conventional Roman provincial style, with a wreath of laurel encircling the head. The obverse legend is disposed around the field in Greek characters, identifying the emperor by his full titulature. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Full-length cult statue of Artemis Ephesia (Artemis of Ephesus) depicted standing frontally, wearing the distinctive kalathos (cylindrical headdress) and the characteristic multi-breasted cult garment, with lateral supports flanking the lower body. The goddess is positioned between two stags, symbols closely associated with her cult. The reverse inscription, which may be tooled, runs around the field naming the civic authority of Dionysopolis. |
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