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Æ24 - Caracalla ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΚΥΠΡΙΩΝ
| Uitgever | Koinon of Cyprus |
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| Jaar | 198-217 |
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| Gewicht | 10.09 g |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Draped bust of Julia Domna facing right, her hair elaborately coiffed and fastened in a characteristic Severan-style bun at the nape of the neck with a queue descending onto the shoulder. The portrait is rendered in the typical provincial style of the Cypriot koinon issues. The obverse legend is inscribed in Greek around the bust within the field. |
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| Rand | Plain |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The Koinon of Cyprus — the island's federal assembly of city-states operating under Roman oversight — issued bronze coinage not as a monetary necessity but as a political gesture, advertising the province's loyalty and its privileged relationship with Rome. Under Caracalla, that relationship was particularly transactional: flattery in metal bought administrative favors and reduced imperial interference in local affairs. The Koinon's issues circulated primarily within Cyprus itself, functioning more as civic tokens than regional commerce currency.
Caracalla's reign saw the Koinon prolific in its bronze output, likely tied to the imperial visit to the eastern provinces beginning around 214 AD.