Æ15 - Tiberius ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΣ ΦΙΛΟΚΑΙΣΑΡ, ΤΟ Δ

Tripolis in Lydia — not to be confused with the more prominent cities sharing the name — held a position within the Sardis conventus, the Roman administrative circuit through which the governor of Asia conducted judicial and civic business. The magistrate name ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΣ ΦΙΛΟΚΑΙΣΑΡ appears on this issue with the epithet marking conspicuous loyalty to the imperial house, a common civic strategy for securing Roman favor during Tiberius's reign. The suffix ΤΟ Δ — indicating a fourth term — suggests Menandros held unusual tenure, though whether through personal influence or civic necessity is unrecorded.