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Æ24 - Trajan ΑΙΤΗϹΑΜΕΝΟΥ ΦΡΟΥΓΙ ΑΛΙΗΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Alia (Conventus of Apamea) |
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| Year | 98-117 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of the Roman Senate personified, facing right, rendered with curly hair and drapery over the left shoulder. The bust is depicted in the provincial Greek style typical of Trajanic-era civic coinage from Asia Minor. The circular Greek legend surrounds the bust in the field, reading clockwise around the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of the lunar deity Mên facing left, clad in typical Phrygian attire, holding a pine cone in the raised right hand and resting the left hand upon a tall sceptre. The god is depicted in the characteristic iconography associated with the Anatolian cult of Mên, with a crescent moon likely visible behind the shoulders. The Greek legend in the field records the name of the local magistrate Frugi and identifies the civic community of Alia. |
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| Mintage | ND (98-117) |
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