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AR27 - Antoninus Pius ϹΕΛΕΥΚΕΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ ΤΩ ΚΑΛΥΚΑ(ΝΩΙ)
| Issuer | Seleucia ad Calycadnum (Cilicia) |
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| Year | 138-161 |
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| Weight | 13.31 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Antoninus Pius facing right, rendered in the provincial Greek style typical of Cilician coinage. The emperor's effigy displays a wreath of laurel leaves encircling the head, with drapery visible at the shoulder. A Greek imperial titulature legend runs around the circumference of the flan, partially visible due to the irregular striking. The portrait exhibits the characteristic mature features of Antoninus Pius, with a full beard and idealized imperial gravitas. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Zeus enthroned to the left upon a high-backed throne, his body draped, extending his right hand to hold a small figure of Nike and resting his left hand upon a long vertical sceptre. The god is depicted in the classical Hellenistic tradition common to Cilician civic coinage. The reverse legend naming the city of Seleucia ad Calycadnum runs around the periphery of the flan, partially visible on this worn and irregularly struck example. The composition reflects the city's veneration of Zeus as its principal divine patron. |
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