Æ25 - Marcus Aurelius ΙΛΙΕΩ

Features

Issuer	Ilium (Conventus of Adramyteum)
Emperor	Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180)
Empress	Faustina II (Annia Galeria Faustina) (161-175)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	161-162
Composition	Bronze
Weight	10.07 g
Diameter	25 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 539758
References	RPC Online IV.2# 102 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/)

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Obverse

Draped bust of Faustina II, right

Lettering: ΦΑΥϹΤΙΝΑ ΑΥΓ ϹΕΒΑϹ

Unabridged legend: Φαυστῖνα Αὐγούστα Σεβαστή

Translation: Faustina Augusta Augusta

Reverse

To left, cult statue of Athena of Ilium standing on short column, right, wearing kalathos, holding transverse spear and spindle; to right, cow suspended from tree, left; in tree, man grasping her horn, slaughtering her with knife

Lettering: ΙΛΙΕΩ

Unabridged legend: Ἰλιέων

Translation: of the Ilians

Mint

Ilium, Troas, Turkey

Comments

Bellinger T 166, von Fritze, Ilion 68, BMC 53, Cop 397

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (161-162)

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