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Æ31 - Marcus Aurelius ΑΠοΛΛΩΝΙΗΤΕΩΝ ΕΝ ΠοΝΤΩ
| Issuer | Apollonia Pontica |
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| Year | 161-180 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ |
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| Mintage | ND (161-180) |
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Apollonia Pontica, the oldest Greek colony on the western Black Sea coast, struck bronze coinage under Marcus Aurelius during a period when provincial mints across Asia Minor and Thrace were reviving — or in some cases initiating — civic bronze production following the administrative reorganization under the Antonines. The city's coinage during this reign is sparse, and RPC IV.1 #11784 lists very few recorded specimens.
Founded by Milesian colonists around 610 BC, Apollonia had a long independent monetary tradition before absorption into the Roman provincial system effectively reduced it to occasional civic issues tied to imperial reigns.