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AR29 - Antoninus Pius ϹΕΛΕΥΚΕΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ ΤΩ ΚΑΛΥΚΑΔΝΩ
| Issuer | Seleucia ad Calycadnum (Cilicia) |
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| Year | 138-161 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius, with short beard, draped in cuirass and paludamentum, facing right. The portrait displays the characteristic youthful features of Marcus Aurelius as Caesar under Antoninus Pius, rendered in the provincial style typical of Cilician civic coinage. The obverse legend arcs around the bust in Greek characters. |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of Aphrodite facing right, holding a mirror before her to inspect her reflection, her drapery rendered in the conventional provincial style. To the left of the goddess, a crescent surmounted by a star occupies the field, serving as a civic symbol of Seleucia ad Calycadnum. The reverse legend naming the city of Seleucia on the Calycadnus river runs around the periphery in Greek. |
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| Mint | Seleucia ad Calycadnum, Cilicia Trachea, modern-day Silifke, Turkey |
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