Mint of Miletus
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c. 700 BC/BCE to 300 CE
Miletus was an ancient Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, near the mouth of the Maeander River in ancient Ionia. The city of Miletus is among the first Greek cities that used electrum coins. The types include the lion’s head on the obverse and the incuse square on the reverse. Its coinage began around the 7th century BC.
Subject ID: 127685
Morec. 700 BC/BCE to 300 CE
Miletus was an ancient Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, near the mouth of the Maeander River in ancient Ionia. The city of Miletus is among the first Greek cities that used electrum coins. The types include the lion’s head on the obverse and the incuse square on the reverse. Its coinage began around the 7th century BC.
Subject ID: 127685
Subject ID: 127685
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<p><strong>Roman Provincial, Marcus Aurelius (161 - 180) and Lucius Verus (161 - 169) Augustii, Bronze Medallion, Ionia, Miletus mint</strong></p>
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<li><strong>Obverse: </strong>M AVP KAI ANTΩNINOC Λ AVΓ OVHPOC KAI / Bust of Aurelius right facing bust of Verus left, both laureate and cuirassed</li>
<li><strong>Reverse: </strong>EΠI AIΛ ΘEMICTO KΛEOV ACIAPXOV MIΛHCΩN / Tetrastyle temple of Apollo Didymus, statue within, globe in pediment.</li>
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<p><strong>Reference:</strong></p>
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<li>RPC IV.2 1072 (Temporary)</li>
<li>Roch XXI.2, Temporini 354, no. III.4</li>
<li>C. Fontana, <em>RIN</em> 77 (1975), 140, no. 5</li>
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<p><strong>Other Information:</strong></p>
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<li>Issued under: Publius Aelius Themistokles, son of Protoleon (asiarch) </li>
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- Type: Coins
- Released: 161 null BC/BCE (Estimated)
- Discontinued: 169 null BC/BCE
- Related Subjects: Ionia , Lucius Verus , Marcus Aurelius , Mint of Miletus , Roman Empire
Roman Provincial, Marcus Aurelius (161 - 180) and Lucius Verus (161 - 169) Augustii, Bronze Medallion, Ionia, Miletus mint
- Obverse: M AVP KAI ANTΩNINOC Λ AVΓ OVHPOC KAI / Bust of Aurelius right facing bust of Verus left, both laureate and cuirassed
- Reverse: EΠI AIΛ ΘEMICTO KΛEOV ACIAPXOV MIΛHCΩN / Tetrastyle temple of Apollo Didymus, statue within, globe in pediment.
Reference:
- RPC IV.2 1072 (Temporary)
- Roch XXI.2, Temporini 354, no. III.4
- C. Fontana, RIN 77 (1975), 140, no. 5
Other Information:
- Issued under: Publius Aelius Themistokles, son of Protoleon (asiarch)
- Released: 161 null BC/BCE
- Discontinued: 169 null BC/BCE
- Related Subjects: Ionia , Lucius Verus , Marcus Aurelius , Mint of Miletus , Roman Empire
