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Æ32 - Marcus Aurelius ΕΠΙ ΕΥΑΡΕϹΤΟΥ ΓΡ ΤΡΑΛΛΙΑΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Tralles (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 161-165 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Draped and cuirassed bust of Lucius Verus, laureate, facing left and seen from the rear, with the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The portrait exhibits the characteristic thick beard and youthful features associated with Verus's imperial coinage. The obverse legend is disposed around the periphery of the flan in Greek characters. |
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| Mintage | ND (161-165) |
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Tralles was among the most prosperous cities in the Maeander valley, and its civic bronze issues under Marcus Aurelius reflect a magistracy actively competing for prestige within the Ephesian conventus. The grammateus Euarestos named on this coin held one of the most visible administrative offices in the city — the secretary's role often doubled as a mechanism for elite self-advertisement, with prominent families financing dies and issues at personal expense to cement local standing.
The dating to 161–165 places this squarely in the opening years of Marcus Aurelius's reign, before the Antonine Plague reached its worst phases and disrupted civic life across Asia Minor.