Bronze coin of Antoninus Pius and Glycon, photograph by Classical Numismatic Group, minted in Abonoteichos, 2nd - 3rd Century CE.
This coin was minted in with the image of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius and the ancient Greek snake god Glycon, by then adopted into the Roman pantheon through local cults. The inscription reads “ΓΛVΚΩΝ ΑΒΩΝΟΤΕΙΧΕΙΤΩΝ” or "Glycon Abonoteichos."
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