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Æ42 - Commodus ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ
| Issuer | Cyzicus (Conventus of Cyzicus) |
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| Year | 180-192 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Kore Soteira facing right, head corn-wreathed and assimilated to the portrait of Faustina II, adorned with a necklace. The encircling legend reads ΚΟΡΗ ϹΩΤΕΙΡΑ ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ in Greek characters. The portrait displays the characteristic hairstyle and idealized divine features associated with the civic goddess of Cyzicus, rendered in the provincial Greek style of the Antonine period. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΚΟΡΗ ϹΩΤΕΙΡΑ ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ |
| Reverse description | Athena seated left upon a throne, extending a patera in her right hand toward a serpent entwined around an olive tree before her; a large round shield leans against the side of the throne. The composition reflects a well-established Cyzicene type associating the goddess with civic protection and sacred serpent cult. The reverse legend ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ in Greek characters proclaims the city's prestigious status as neokoros, temple-warden of the imperial cult. |
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