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Æ16 - Caligula ΑΓΡΙΠΠΙΝΑ ΑΙΖΑΝΙΤΩΝ ΕΠΙ ΜΗΔΗΟΥ
| Issuer | Aezani (Conventus of Sardis) |
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| Year | 37-41 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Bare or laureate head of Germanicus facing right, rendered in the provincial Greek style typical of Phrygian civic coinage under the Julio-Claudian dynasty. The portrait displays the characteristic features associated with Germanicus, with the legend ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟϹ disposed around the field. The die work reflects the local engraving tradition of the Aezanitan mint. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΟϹ |
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Aezanis, a Phrygian city whose magistrate Medeios is named on this issue, was unusual in striking coins that honored Agrippina the Elder — Caligula's mother — at a moment when her posthumous rehabilitation was politically charged. Caligula had her memory restored immediately upon his accession in 37 AD, reversing the damnatio effectively imposed under Tiberius, who had her starved to death on Pandateria in 33 AD. Provincial mints moved quickly to reflect that shift.