Syedra (AD 161-180) AE 28 - Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE28 - 3 Assaria (18.19g, 6h). 161-169 AD. AÎ¥T KAI M AÎ¥Î¡ ANTÎ©NINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / CÎ¥Ð„Î”Î¡Ð„Î©N, Dike, draped on the left, leading Ares, moving left, helmeted and in armor, who is tied with a rope held by Hermes, nude and holding his kerykeion, standing left behind him. Very rare. Sharply struck, attractive and with a dark reddish-brown patina. Extremely fine. From the M Coll, ex Gorny & Mosch 134, 11 Oct 2004, 2069.

When the city asked the oracle of Klaros how it could protect itself from a pirate attack the oracle replied that Syedra should erect a propitiatory statue group, showing the warlike Ares (symbolizing the violence of a pirate attack) bound by Hermes and led by Dike (Justitia). This the city did and the base for the group apparently still exists at the site.

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Filename:	14~4.jpg
City/Mint name:	Syedra
Keywords:	roman / bronze
References:	??? SNG Levante -. SNG Paris -. SNG von Aulock -. Cf. Ziegler, Kilikia, 121 (Lucius Verus)
Valuation:	Nomos Auc. 6 (5/2012), lot 147 ($2167 + comm)
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