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Æ22 - Maximinus ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Metropolis (Ionia) (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 235-238 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Reverse lettering | ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ (Translation: of the Metropolitans) |
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| Mintage | ND (235-238) |
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Maximinus Thrax never set foot in Asia Minor during his reign, yet cities throughout the conventus of Ephesus struck bronzes in his name as a matter of administrative loyalty — or political prudence. Metropolis was a minor Ionian city whose civic coinage output was modest at the best of times, making issues from this reign scarcer than the short three-year window alone would suggest.
The city's ethnic ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ distinguishes these pieces from the several other Asia Minor cities sharing the Metropolis name.