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Diassarion - Claudius ΚΛΑΥΔΙΕΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΛΕΥΚΑΔΙΩΝ, Α

Issuer Claudia Leucas (Syria)
Year 50
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse script Greek
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Edge Plain
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Claudia Leucas was a small settlement in the Syrian interior whose civic coinage issues are poorly documented and rarely surface in trade. The "ΚΛΑΥΔΙΕΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΛΕΥΚΑΔΙΩΝ" ethnic formula — combining two civic identities — suggests a synoikism or administrative merger, likely formalized under Claudian reorganization of the eastern provinces around mid-first century. The Α denomination marker places this firmly within a structured local bronze series, implying a functioning civic mint with at least two nominal values, though the full series extent remains uncertain.

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