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Æ24 - Caracalla ΤΕΙΜΟΘΕ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΠ
| Issuer | Traianopolis (Sardis) (Conventus of Sardis) |
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| Year | 198-217 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse lettering | ΙΕΡΑ ϹΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ (Translation: Sacred Senate) |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Traianopolis in the Sardis conventus was a minor Lydian city whose civic coinage under Caracalla reflects a broader pattern of provincial flattery — local magistrates effectively purchased the right to mint by demonstrating loyalty to the emperor. The inclusion of Caracalla's name on the obverse was less a legal requirement than a political calculation, buying the city a degree of imperial visibility it could not otherwise command.
The magistrate name partially preserved in the ethnic — likely a local strategos or grammateus — is the only surviving record of his office.