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Æ18 - Augustus ΙΟΛΛΑΣ ΙΟΛΛΟΥ ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΥΣ ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | City of Hierapolis (Conventus of Cibyra) |
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| Year | 5 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A kithara (lyre) depicted centrally in the field, shown with a rectangular soundbox from which multiple strings rise to a yoke supported by two arms. The instrument is rendered in a stylised but recognisable manner consistent with Phrygian civic coinage. The encircling Greek legend names the local magistrate Iollas son of Iollas, grammateus (secretary) of the Hierapoleitans, running around the full circumference of the coin. |
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Hierapolis in Phrygia — not to be confused with the better-known Syrian city — sat within the conventus of Cibyra, one of the judicial districts Rome organized across Asia Minor to administer provincial affairs without direct military governance. The magistrate named in the legend, Iollas son of Iollas, held the title grammateus, the civic secretary responsible for issuing coinage in the city's name. The repetition of the name across generations suggests a prominent local dynasty investing in visible public office during the early Augustan reorganization of the eastern provinces.