Æ36 - Marcus Aurelius ΤΡΙΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ

Tripolis on the Maeander was a small Lydian city whose civic coinage under Marcus Aurelius falls almost entirely within the early co-reign with Lucius Verus, the period immediately following Antoninus Pius's death in 161 AD. The city's bronze output during these years was modest, and a piece of this module — 36 mm — represents one of the larger denominations the local magistrates authorized, likely struck for a specific civic occasion rather than routine commerce.