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Æ32 - Commodus ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΑΡΦΟΚΡΑ ΜΥΡΙΝΑΙωΝ (Αs with curved crossbar)
| Issuer | Myrina, Aeolis (Roman Provincial Mint) |
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| Year | 180-182 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Apollo of Grynium rendered standing, facing the viewer, with head turned to the left. The deity extends a patera in one hand over a thymiaterium (incense altar), while the other hand holds a filleted laurel branch, referencing the celebrated oracular sanctuary of Apollo Gryneus in Aeolis. The composition reflects the civic pride of Myrina in the Gryneion cult site located in its territory. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΑΡΦΟΚΡΑ ΜΥΡΙΝΑΙωΝ (Αs with curved crossbar) |
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Myrina's civic bronze issues under Commodus fall within the first years of his sole reign, after the death of Marcus Aurelius in March 180. The strategos named in the legend — whose abbreviated title ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ precedes the partial name ΑΡΦΟΚΡΑ — served as the locally accountable magistrate whose name guaranteed the issue, a Greek civic practice Rome permitted to continue across Aeolis well into the third century.
The alpha with curved crossbar noted in the legend is a documented epigraphic quirk appearing on select Myrinaean bronzes and can assist in die-linking this piece to a narrower production window within the 180–182 range.