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Æ18 - Domitian ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗΝ
| Issuer | Koinon of Thessaly (Achaea) |
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| Year | 81-96 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Draped bust of Domitia Augusta facing right, portrayed in the provincial style of the Thessalian Koinon. The empress is depicted with elaborately arranged hair typical of Flavian-era female portraiture. A legend surrounding the bust identifies her in the dative case as Domitia Augusta. The reverse field shows the characteristic flat, slightly uneven surface of a hammered provincial bronze. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗΝ (Translation: for Domitia Augusta) |
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The Thessalian Koinon retained the right to strike bronze provincial coinage under the Flavians, one of the administrative continuities Rome permitted in Greece as a matter of practical governance rather than sentiment. Domitian's reign saw renewed pressure on provincial leagues — his demand for divine honors during his lifetime created friction with Greek cities accustomed to managing imperial cult on their own terms and timeline.
The reference II#288 places this within the corpus of Thessalian provincials, a series still incompletely die-linked by modern scholarship.