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Æ17 - Augustus ΕΠΙ ΒΑϹ ΠΡΕϹΒΕΥΤΟΥ
| Issuer | Koinon of Galatia |
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| Year | 14-37 |
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| Diameter | 17 mm |
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| Reverse description | Cybele, the Anatolian mother goddess, enthroned facing on an ornate throne, her body turned slightly forward. She extends her right hand outward in a gesture of benediction or offering, while her left hand rests upon a tympanum (ritual drum). The composition reflects the deep cultic significance of Cybele within the Galatian religious context. The Greek legend ΕΠΙ ΒΑϹ ΠΡΕϹΒΕΥΤΟΥ, naming the presiding magistrate, is distributed around the reverse field. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΕΠΙ ΒΑϹ ΠΡΕϹΒΕΥΤΟΥ |
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Struck under the authority of the Koinon of Galatia during the reign of Tiberius, this provincial bronze names a legatus Augusti pro praetore — the senatorial governor administering the region Rome had absorbed as a province in 25 BC following the death of Amyntas. The formula ΕΠΙ ΒΑϹ ΠΡΕϹΒΕΥΤΟΥ references that governor's office directly, a naming convention that allows, in some cases, precise dating within the Tiberian period if the magistrate can be identified from external sources.