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    "tombstone": "As: Head of Antoninus Pius, Laureate (obverse), 138–61 CE. Roman, minted at Nikopolis He Pros Istron (Moesia Inferior). Bronze; diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2004.93.a",
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            "inscription": "ΑV Τ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ΑΝΤ[ΩΕΙΝΟΣ]",
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