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Æ37 - Marcus Aurelius ΤΡΙΠοΛΕΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Tripolis ad Maeander, Lydia (civic mint) |
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| Year | 161-165 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Draped and cuirassed bust of Lucius Verus, laureate, facing right and seen from the rear, with the paludamentum (military cloak) visible over the left shoulder. The portrait reflects the imperial iconography of the joint reign of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus. The Greek obverse legend encircles the bust, identifying the emperor by his imperial titulature. |
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| Reverse description | Leto striding left, her head turned back to the right, depicted in flowing drapery and carrying her twin divine children, Apollo and Artemis, one in each arm. The scene alludes to the mythological narrative of Leto's wandering and the birth of the twin Olympians, a subject of regional religious significance in Lydia. The ethnic legend of the Tripolitan civic mint appears in the field or along the periphery. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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