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Æ18 - Vespasian ΕΠΙ ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΟΥ ΝΕΜΕΟΝΕΙΚΟΥ, ΑΙΓΑΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Aegae (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 69-79 |
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| Diameter | 18 mm |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of Isis facing left, rendered in a hieratic style typical of Hellenistic-influenced provincial bronzes. The goddess is depicted in long robes, raising her right hand to hold a sistrum, while her left hand holds an additional attribute that is partially obscured by the coin's surface condition. The Greek civic legend of Aegae surrounds the figure in the field and along the periphery, referencing the local magistrate Apollonios. |
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Aegae was a minor Aeolian city whose civic coinage under the Flavians leaned heavily on its claim to Nemean Games victories — the magistrate name here, rendered with the epithet ΝΕΜΕΟΝΕΙΚΟΥ, identifies Apollonios as a Nemean victor, a local honor substantial enough to anchor his term of office in the permanent record of bronze coinage. Small Conventus of Smyrna cities used exactly this kind of civic pride to negotiate continued minting rights under Roman administration.