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AR18 - Marcus Aurelius ΒΑϹΙΛΕΥϹ ΜΑΝΝΟϹ ΦΙΛΟΡωΜΑ (Ϲ) (sic)
| Issuer | Kingdom of Osroene, Edessa (Mesopotamia) |
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| Year | 167-169 |
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| Diameter | 18 mm |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Veiled and draped figure of Demeter (Ceres) seated to the left upon a throne, holding in her extended hand a poppy and two ears of corn, and grasping a long torch in her other hand, emblematic of her role as goddess of grain and fertility. The composition reflects the syncretic religious imagery common to the eastern Roman provincial coinage of Osroene, blending Hellenistic iconographic traditions with local Mesopotamian cultural elements. The surrounding Greek legend names the reigning king of Edessa, Mannos Philorhomaios, as the issuing authority. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑϹΙΛΕΥϹ ΜΑΝΝΟϹ ΦΙΛΟΡωΜΑΙ(Ϲ) (sic) |
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