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AR18 - Hadrian ΑΜΙϹΟΥ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΑϹ ΕΤΟΥϹ ΡΞΘ
| Issuer | Amisus (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 137-138 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed and draped bust of Antoninus Caesar facing right, depicted from the rear in a three-quarter perspective, with beard and characteristic portrait features rendered in the Greek provincial style. The surrounding Greek legend reads ΑΥΤ Κ Τ ΑΙΛΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ, identifying the subject as the future emperor Antoninus Pius in his capacity as Caesar. The portrait displays finely detailed curled hair and beard, consistent with the idealized rendering typical of Hadrianic-era provincial coinage from Pontic mints. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Tyche, the tutelary goddess of Amisus, stands facing left in long flowing robes, holding a ship's rudder downward in her right hand and a cornucopia in her left hand, symbolizing the city's maritime prosperity and good fortune. She wears a mural crown, befitting her role as city goddess. The encircling Greek legend ΑΜΙϹΟΥ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΑϹ ΕΤΟΥϹ ΡΞΘ identifies the issuing city of Amisus as a free city and provides the civic era date of year 169, corresponding to 137–138 CE. |
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