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Æ24 - Domitian ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΜΑΓΝΗΤ
| Issuer | Magnetes (Achaea) |
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| Year | 81-96 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Emperor Domitian facing right, with draped bust visible at the truncation. The portrait is rendered in the provincial Greek style, with the laurel wreath clearly delineated. A circular legend in Greek script surrounds the effigy, reading ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ, identifying the emperor and the issuing community of the Magnesians. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΜΑΓΝΗΤωΝ (Translation: Domitian Caesar, of the Magnesians) |
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Magnesia on the Maeander — not to be confused with Magnesia ad Sipylum — retained the right to strike civic bronze under the Flavians largely because of its deep integration into the provincial economy of Asia. Domitian's reign saw tighter imperial oversight of provincial minting than his predecessors had exercised, yet Greek civic issues continued under his name across western Asia Minor, effectively co-opting local prestige for Roman administrative ends.
The II#275 reference places this within a catalogued series, though Magnesian bronzes of this period remain sparsely documented compared to the larger Lydian and Ionian civic issues.