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Æ18 - Augustus ΝΥΣΑΕΩΝ ΓΑΙΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ
| Issuer | Nysa (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 27 BC - 14 AD |
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| Diameter | 18 mm |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Bare head of Gaius Caesar facing right, depicted in a youthful, idealizing portrait consistent with his status as heir designate. The head is rendered with finely detailed hair rendered in short locks swept forward. The encircling Greek legend ΝΥΣΑΕΩΝ ΓΑΙΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ distributed around the field identifies both the issuing city and the honored prince. A beaded border surrounds the design. |
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Nysa, a prosperous city in the Maeander valley, was among the first Greek cities in Asia Minor to enthusiastically adopt the imperial cult. This issue honors Gaius Caesar, Augustus's grandson and designated heir, whose adoption and grooming for succession dominated Roman politics in the final decade of the first century BC. Gaius died in 4 AD from wounds sustained during a minor Armenian campaign — cutting short a succession plan that Augustus had spent years constructing.