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Æ17 - Augustus Λ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΑ
| Issuer | Pitane (Conventus of Pergamum) |
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| Year | 8 BC - 7 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare, youthful head of Gaius Caesar facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic portrait tradition typical of provincial Asia Minor coinage. A five-pointed star (pentagram) appears in the left field before the portrait, serving as a dynastic symbol. The encircling Greek legend reads ΓΚΑΙϹΑΡΑ ΠΙΤΑΝΑΙΟΙ, identifying the subject and the issuing city of Pitane. The flan is slightly irregular, as is characteristic of hammered provincial bronze issues of this period. |
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| Reverse lettering | Λ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΑ |
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Pitane, a small coastal city in Aeolis, held enough regional standing to strike civic bronze under Augustus — though its output was modest and its issues rarely appear outside of Anatolian hoards. This piece dates to the period following Augustus's reorganization of the Asian provinces, when local mints operated under the oversight of the Pergamene conventus, one of nine judicial districts Rome used to administer the province.
The magistrate name encoded in the ethnic formula ties this coin to a specific local official whose term can be cross-referenced against the conventus mint sequence established by Burnett, Amandry, and Ripollès in RPC I.