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JW ID Number	15160
Title	15160 Marcus Aurelius
Subject - TGM	Antiquities Money Coins.
Subject - LCSH	Coins, Ancient -- Middle East.
Abstract	Upon glancing at coins, people generally overlook their historical aspect of the coins and simply look at their monetary value. In our seminar class, however, we were interested in so much more than money when it came to studying our particular coin. We wanted to know what this particular coin could tell us about the history of the time when it was minted. We deciphered what was on the coin and researched the significance of each aspect. We also studied similar coins to confirm our interpretations. We compared the writings on the coins and the images themselves. Additionally, we photographed our coin using Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) technology so that we could better study details on the coin that were too difficult to see to the naked eye. We were able to answer most of our questions and our results are explained here.
Period	Roman
Ruler	Marcus Aurelius (161-180 AD)
Mint	Paneas
Date	169 AD
Metal	Bronze (Copper alloy, Ae)
Diameter	25 mm
Axis	11
Weight	13.5 g
Obverse Description	Pictured on the obverse of the coin is a bust of Marcus Aurelius who was the Roman Emperor from 169-177. He minted this coin in Caesarea Paneas, also known as Caesarea of Philippi. Caesarea Paneas is a region south west of Mount Hermon that was first settled during the Hellenistic period. We know that this coin shows Hellenistic influence because although it was minted in Israel, a Jewish region, the writing on it is in Greek. The writing on the front can be interpreted when broken down into the Greek abbreviations. AUT usually stands for autokrator (imperator-Latin) which has a meaning implying a self-empowered ruler. KAI signifies a place of refuge and MAUR is an abbreviation for Markus himself-M for Marcus and AUR for Aurleias. ANTWNEINOC means Antonius and CEB is an abbreviation for Sebaste.
Obverse Inscription	AUT KAI MAUR ANTWNEINOC CEB
Obverse Type	Bust r. laur.
Reverse Description	Pictured on the reverse of the coin is the Greek god, Pan. He is seen playing a flute and leaning against a staff or tree trunk. He is also possibly playing a flute. Pan literally means to pasture and is the god of nature, wildlife, shepherds, flocks, goats, mountains, etc. He is on this coin because he was worshiped in Caesarea Paneas. The letters on the reverse of the coin are also written in Greek and can be translated through their abbreviated meanings. KAI-Caesar, CEB-Sebaste (Augustus). Some cities in this region were also given names that were associated with honor, including “holy” and “city of refuge.” This was true for this region of Caesarea Paneas, so we have Caesarea Sebastos-priestly indicated by IEP, and (KAI) a place of refuge-ASU/(LOS). PANEIW-Panneas is also on the back as a tribute to Pan himself.
Reverse Inscription	KAI CEB IEP ASU/(LOS) PANEIW
Reverse Deity/Type	Pan
Researchers	Ron Cox; John Wilson; Tawni Gurney; Andrew Hirsch.
Research Poster	http://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/sturesearch/81/
References	M6. For key see http://pepperdine.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/about/collection/p15730coll14
Photographer	Ron Cox; Tawni Gurney; Andrew Hirsch.
Type	Image
Digital Format	image/jp2
Publisher	Pepperdine University Libraries
Source	Digital File: TIFF
Digital Collection	The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land
Rights & Usage	Copyright to the coin image is retained by Pepperdine University. Images are intended for educational and research use, and may be used for non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution. Organizations and individuals seeking to use images for publication must contact Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives, http://library.pepperdine.edu/special-collections/. Such parties furthermore assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright.
Credit Line	The John Wilson Coin Collection - Ancient Coins of the Holy Land [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives
File Name	index.cpd

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