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Æ15 - Augustus ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΗΡΑΣ
| Issuer | City of Hierapolis (Conventus of Cibyra) |
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| Year | 5 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A laurel branch rendered vertically in the central field, its stem rising from the lower exergue and bearing stylized leaves extending symmetrically to either side, a common symbol of victory and divine favor in Phrygian civic coinage. The inscription ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ to the left and ΗΡΑΣ to the right flanks the branch, referencing the civic authority of Hierapolis and the magistrate Heras responsible for the issue. The reverse design is typical of Augustan-era provincial bronzes from the Conventus of Cibyra, combining civic pride with honorific imagery. |
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Hierapolis in Phrygia sat on the road network connecting the Maeander valley to the interior, which made it commercially consequential enough to strike its own civic bronze well into the imperial period. This issue dates to the early Augustan reorganization of Asia Minor, when cities like Hierapolis were actively minting small bronzes to fill the gap left by the near-total absence of Roman imperial coinage at the local transaction level. The cult of Hera at Hierapolis was longstanding and the city's ethnic — ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ — appears consistently on civic issues as a marker of municipal autonomy under Roman oversight.