Æ25 - Caracalla ΙΕΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ

Hieropolis in Phrygia — not to be confused with the better-known Hierapolis near Pamukkale — was a minor civic minting authority operating under the conventus of Apamea, one of the administrative districts through which Rome organized judicial and commercial life in Asia Minor. These small Phrygian bronzes were produced for purely local circulation, financing civic functions rather than serving any imperial monetary policy. The city's output was modest even by provincial standards, which makes attribution to specific reigns within a broad window like Caracalla's co-regency and sole rule genuinely difficult.