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Æ31 - Marcus Aurelius Τ Κ ΖΗΛΟϹ ΑΝΕΘΗΚΕ ΑΦΡΟΔΕΙϹΙΕΩΝ (Ζ reversed)
| Issuer | Aphrodisias (Conventus of Alabanda) |
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| Year | 161-169 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | In the central field, the iconic cult statue of Aphrodite of Aphrodisias stands facing, adorned with a kalathos (cylindrical headdress) and the characteristic multi-tiered draped costume of the Aphrodisian cult image. To the left, a seated priestess faces right in a posture of veneration or officiation. To the right, an architectural or decorative element, possibly a fountain or shrine fixture, completes the votive scene. The composition reflects a dedicatory context, as confirmed by the inscription naming the dedicant. The reverse legend encircles the scene, with the notable feature of a reversed zeta (Ζ) in ΖΗΛΟϹ. |
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The dedicatory inscription naming Titus Claudius Zelos as the benefactor who "dedicated" this issue places it within Aphrodisias's well-documented tradition of civic euergetism, where wealthy local magistrates funded bronze coinage as a public act of generosity rather than state necessity. The reversed zeta in ΖΗΛΟϹ is not damage — it is a cutter's error preserved in the die itself, making it a diagnostic marker for this specific emission.