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Æ39 - Antoninus Pius ΜΕΙΛΗϹΙΩΝ ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ

Features

Issuer Miletus (Conventus of Miletus)
Emperor Antoninus Pius (Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius) (138-161)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 147-161
Composition Bronze
Weight 33.06 g
Diameter 39 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
553329
References RPC Online IV.2# 2936
Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/)

Obverse

Laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right

Lettering: ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΙ ΑΙ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ

Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Τίτος Αἴλιος Ἁδριανὸς Αντωνεῖνος

Translation: Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus

Reverse

To. left, Demos of Miletus standing, right; to right, Demos of Smyrna, standing, left, holding long sceptre; both clasping hands (?)

Lettering: ΜΕΙΛΗϹΙΩΝ ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ

Translation: of the Milesians and Smyrnaeans

Mint

Miletus, Ionia, modern-day Balat, Turkey

Comments

Roch XVIII.1, Franke & Nollé 1285, Martin, Demos 33, no. 2

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
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Picture 1 of the example of Æ39 - Antoninus Pius (ΜΕΙΛΗϹΙΩΝ ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ) Picture 2 of the example of Æ39 - Antoninus Pius (ΜΕΙΛΗϹΙΩΝ ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ)
© Bibliothèque nationale de France / Gallica, 1880 (Medaillon), both sides heavily tooled in Early Modern period: on the reverse, the Demos of Smyrna (on r.) was probably turned into 'Sarapis' by adding a 'kalathos'
39 mm33.06 g 6h (see more)
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