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| Issuer | Hierocaesarea, Lydia (Greek Imperial coinage under Nero) |
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| Year | 54-59 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Agrippina Minor (Agrippina II), facing right, depicted with characteristic Julio-Claudian coiffure. The effigy is rendered in the provincial Greek Imperial style, with drapery visible at the shoulder. The circular Greek legend surrounds the portrait in the field, honoring her as a divine Augusta. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Artemis, the patron deity of Hierocaesarea, depicted standing facing right in hunting pose, drawing an arrow from her quiver with her bow raised. A stag stands behind the goddess to the left, serving as her sacred attribute and identifying emblem. The composition reflects the strong local cult of Artemis Persike at Hierocaesarea. The encircling Greek legend names the civic authority and the presiding magistrate Kapiton. |
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