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Æ22 - Trajan ΑΝΘΥΠΑΤΩ ΦΕΡΟΚΙ
| Issuer | Hierocaesarea (Conventus of Pergamum) |
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| Year | 116-117 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Tyche facing right, wearing a turreted crown, her drapery rendered in fine folds across the shoulder. The legend ΙΕΡΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΕΙΑ is inscribed in Greek characters around the bust, identifying the city of Hierocaesarea. The portrait is executed in the provincial Greek style typical of Lydian civic coinage of the early 2nd century AD. The surface shows a dark olive-brown patina with areas of encrustations consistent with extended burial. |
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| Reverse description | Perseus nude, standing facing with head turned to the left, holding a harpa (curved sword) in his raised right hand and the severed head of the Gorgon Medusa in his lowered left hand. The figure is rendered in the classical tradition, with the hero's athletic form clearly delineated. The Greek legend ΑΝΘΥΠΑΤΩ ΦΕΡΟΚΙ, referring to the proconsul Ferox under whose authority the coin was struck, is distributed in the field around the figure. |
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| Mintage | ND (116-117) |
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