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Æ32 - Antoninus Pius ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | City of Hierapolis (Conventus of Cibyra) |
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| Year | 138-161 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Emperor Antoninus Pius facing right, rendered with characteristic curly hair and short beard in the provincial Greek style. The effigy is depicted with naturalistic portraiture typical of Antonine coinage, with the neck and upper drapery visible at the truncation. A Greek imperial legend encircles the portrait within a beaded border, identifying the emperor by his titles. |
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| Reverse description | Apollo standing facing left, clad in long robes, holding a lyre in his left arm and a plectrum in his outstretched right hand, rendered in a statuesque, frontal composition characteristic of provincial civic coinage from Phrygia. The figure is depicted in full length within an open field framed by a beaded border. The civic ethnic legend of the Hierapolitans is inscribed around the reverse field, affirming the issuing authority of the city. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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