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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 4800504, member: 75937&quot;]The old Thessalian League was revived under Roman rule. This koinon (commonwealth of cities) continued to serve administrative functions even when the entire region was incorporated into the Roman Province of Macedonia in 146 BC. During much of the Imperial period, Thessaly was a quiet provincial region that was largely left to govern itself. Most prominently featured on the coins of the Koinon of Thessaly was Athena Itonia, whose cult was second in importance only to that of Zeus in Thessaly.&nbsp; The first month of the calendar of the Thessalian koinon was named Itonia in honor of the goddess, and during this month, festivals and games dedicated to Athena were held across Thessaly. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have only two coins of the Koinon of Thessaly, each issued under Roman imperial rule.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Post your coins of Thessaly! </i></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1165780[/ATTACH]</p><p>Domitian and Domitia, AD 81-96.</p><p>Roman provincial Æ 19.6 mm, 5.13 g, 6 h.</p><p>Thessaly, Koinon of Thessaly, First emisson, c AD 82.</p><p>Obv: ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟΝ ΚΑΙΣΑΡΑ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΙ, laureate head of Domitian, right.</p><p>Rev: ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑ ΣΕΒΑΣΣΤ<u>ΗN</u>, draped bust of Domitia, right.</p><p>Refs: RPC II <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/2/278" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/2/278" rel="nofollow">278</a>; Sear 891; BMC 7.7,76; Rogers 88 var.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1165782[/ATTACH] </p><p>Marcus Aurelius, AD 161-180.</p><p>Roman provincial Æ 25.2 mm, 10.79 g, 5 h.</p><p>Thessaly, Thessalian League, AD 161-180.</p><p>Obv: AYT M AYP AN-TѠNЄINOC, laureate head, right.</p><p>Rev: KOINON ΘΕCCΑΛѠΝ, Athena Itonia striding right, hurling spear and holding shield.</p><p>Refs: RPC IV.1, <a href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/4565" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/4565" rel="nofollow">4565</a> (temporary); Rogers 95; BMC 79; SNG Evelpidis 1680-81; Mionnet Suppl. III 61.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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