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Æ21 - Antoninus Pius ΑΙΛ ΔΙΟΝΥϹΙΟϹ (may be retrograde, Ν may be reversed)

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Issuer Laodicea ad Lycum (Conventus of Cibyra)
Emperor Antoninus Pius (Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius) (138-161)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 139-146
Composition Bronze
Weight 5.53 g
Diameter 21 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
550142
References RPC Online IV.2# 2114
Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/)

Obverse

Draped bust of Dionysus (youthful) wearing ivy wreath, right

Lettering: ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ

Translation: of the Laodiceans

Reverse

Mask of Silenus/Bacchic mask wearing ivy wreath lying on cista mystica; cista entwined by serpent, head, right; to left, pedum over which hangs pair of cymbals

Lettering: ΑΙΛ ΔΙΟΝΥϹΙΟϹ (may be retrograde, Ν may be reversed)

Unabridged legend: Αἴλιος Διονύσιος

Translation: Aelius Dionysios

Mint

Laodicea ad Lycum, Phrygia, Turkey

Comments

BMC 96, Cop 532, KM 268, no. 29

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Picture 1 of the example of Æ21 - Antoninus Pius (ΑΙΛ ΔΙΟΝΥϹΙΟϹ (may be retrograde, Ν may be reversed)) Picture 2 of the example of Æ21 - Antoninus Pius (ΑΙΛ ΔΙΟΝΥϹΙΟϹ (may be retrograde, Ν may be reversed))
© British Museum, BMC 96, pl. XXXV.6
21 mm5.99 g 6h (see more)
Picture 1 of the example of Æ21 - Antoninus Pius (ΑΙΛ ΔΙΟΝΥϹΙΟϹ (may be retrograde, Ν may be reversed)) Picture 2 of the example of Æ21 - Antoninus Pius (ΑΙΛ ΔΙΟΝΥϹΙΟϹ (may be retrograde, Ν may be reversed))
© Bibliothèque nationale de France / Gallica, 1431
21 mm5.05 g 12h (see more)
Picture 1 of the example of Æ21 - Antoninus Pius (ΑΙΛ ΔΙΟΝΥϹΙΟϹ (may be retrograde, Ν may be reversed)) Picture 2 of the example of Æ21 - Antoninus Pius (ΑΙΛ ΔΙΟΝΥϹΙΟϹ (may be retrograde, Ν may be reversed))
© Bibliothèque nationale de France / Gallica, 1432
21 mm4.64 g 6h (see more)
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