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Æ24 - Hadrian ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΒΑϹϹΟΥ ΠΕΡΠΕΡΗΝΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Perperene (Conventus of Pergamum) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and cuirassed bust of Emperor Hadrian facing right, with the characteristic short beard associated with his portraiture. The effigy displays the emperor's armor in some detail, consistent with the provincial Greek civic coinage tradition of the Conventus of Pergamum. The circular Greek legend runs around the periphery of the flan, partially visible on this worn specimen. The strike is typical of a small provincial mint, with the flan showing irregular edges. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΔΡ (Translation: Emperor Trajan Hadrian) |
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Perperene was a minor Mysian settlement whose civic coinage output was sparse enough that individual magistrates' names — like that of the strategos Bassos recorded here — are often the primary dating anchors for the entire local series. The Conventus of Pergamum grouped such small communities under Roman administrative oversight without suppressing their right to strike bronze for local exchange, a privilege Perperene used selectively.
The strategos title on issues of this type reflects a Greek civic office that had been largely ceremonial by the Hadrianic period, its holder serving more as a financial sponsor of the coinage than a military commander.