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Æ36 - Marcus Aurelius ΕΠΙ ΑΡΧ ΚΑΙΚΙΛ ΑΛΥΠΙΑΝΟΥ ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕΟΚΟ
| Issuer | Cyzicus (Conventus of Cyzicus) |
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| Year | 177-179 |
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| Weight | 23.70 g |
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| Obverse description | Youthful draped and cuirassed bust of Commodus, seen from the rear, laureate, facing right with paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The portrait reflects the co-imperial period under Marcus Aurelius, rendered in the provincial Greek style characteristic of Mysian civic coinage. The obverse legend in Greek characters encircles the bust, identifying the young Caesar. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΓΕΡ |
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Cyzicus held the title of neokoros — temple warden of the imperial cult — and its civic coinage advertised that status aggressively. The magistrate named in this legend, Kaikilios Alypeianos, is attested on a small cluster of issues, suggesting a relatively brief tenure as archon during the co-rule of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. Provincial bronze of this module from Cyzicus is notoriously poorly struck due to the oversized flans relative to die coverage, a persistent technical problem at this mint throughout the Antonine period.