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Æ20 ΤΡΑΙΑΝοΠοΛΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Traianopolis (Phrygia) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Demos, youthful and bare-headed, facing right, with curly hair rendered in the Hellenistic tradition. The legend ΔΗΜΟϹ appears in the field, identifying the personification of the civic populace. The portrait is modelled in low relief, consistent with provincial bronze coinage of the Hadrianic period. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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Traianopolis in Phrygia was one of several cities founded or renamed in honor of Trajan following his death in 117 AD, when Hadrian's administration systematically promoted the deceased emperor's cult across Asia Minor. The city's coins, struck under civic authority rather than imperial mandate, functioned partly as local propaganda reinforcing that connection to Rome.
The Phrygian bronzes of this period are notoriously inconsistently struck, with die alignment varying wildly across the series.