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Æ34 - Antoninus Pius Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΥΙΟϹ ϹΕΒΑ
| Issuer | Koinon of Cyprus |
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| Year | 147-161 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Τ ΑΙ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ Ε |
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| Reverse lettering | Μ ΑΥΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΥΙΟϹ ϹΕΒΑ |
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This large provincial bronze was struck under the Koinon of Cyprus — the island's federal assembly, which held the unusual privilege of issuing its own coinage under Roman supervision. The reverse legend naming Antoninus Pius alongside Marcus Aurelius as Caesar reflects the period after 147 AD, when Aurelius was formally elevated and both men appeared jointly on provincial issues as a deliberate signal of dynastic continuity. Cyprus had been a senatorial province since Augustus reorganized it in 22 BC, and its mint at Paphos operated intermittently, producing these oversized bronzes primarily for local ceremonial and administrative use rather than everyday commerce.