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Æ18 - Augustus ΕΡΥ ΕΚΑΤΩΝΥΜΟΣ ΑΙΣΧΡΙΩΝΟΣ
| Issuer | Erythrae (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 10 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a Greek civic inscription arranged in five lines across the field, recording the issuing city and the names of the local magistrates responsible for the coinage. The text reads ΕΡΥ (abbreviation for Erythrae) on the first line, followed by ΕΚΑΤΩΝΥΜΟΣ on the second and third lines, and ΑΙΣΧΡΙΩΝΟΣ on the fourth and fifth lines, identifying the magistrates Hekatonymos and Aischrio. The lettering is broadly spaced and deeply engraved in the provincial Greek manner, filling the flan with minimal decorative elements. The coin's irregular flan shows a characteristic flaw or chip at the lower edge. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΕΡΥ ΕΚΑΤΩΝΥΜΟΣ ΑΙΣΧΡΙΩΝΟΣ |
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Erythrae, an ancient Ionian city on the coast facing Chios, retained the right to issue civic bronze coinage well into the Imperial period — a privilege tied to its status within the Conventus of Smyrna, one of the judicial districts Rome organized across Asia Minor. The magistrate names preserved in the legend, Ἑκατώνυμος and Αἰσχρίων, are typical of the eponymous officials whose names authenticated local issues and whose annual tenures allow rough dating of the series.
Around 10 BC, such civic bronzes functioned almost entirely in local retail exchange; Roman silver handled longer-distance transactions.