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Æ38 - Marcus Aurelius ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Antiocheia ad Maeandrum, Caria |
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| Year | 161-169 |
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| Weight | 22.50 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of the emperor Marcus Aurelius facing right, clad in cuirass and paludamentum. The portrait is rendered in the provincial Greek style typical of Carian civic coinage. The obverse legend surrounds the imperial effigy in Greek characters, identifying the emperor by his titles. |
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| Reverse description | Dionysus standing left, his weight resting against a column at left, extending his right hand to pour from a cantharus above a panther crouching at his feet, while his left hand holds a long thyrsus. The god is depicted in the youthful, idealized manner characteristic of provincial Asia Minor bronzes. The ethnic legend of the issuing city is inscribed in the reverse field. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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