Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Æ25 - Trajan ΙΕΡΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | City of Hierapolis (Conventus of Cibyra) |
|---|---|
| Year | 98-117 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | 16.26 g |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | ND (98-117) |
| Additional information |
Hierapolis in Phrygia sat atop one of the ancient world's most lucrative thermal spring systems, and the city's civic coinage under Trajan reflects a municipality flush with revenue from its textile industry — particularly wool dyeing, which the mineral-rich waters made exceptionally productive. The city held assizes as part of the Cibyra conventus, one of the administrative districts through which Roman governors dispensed justice across Asia Minor, and local bronze issues like this one circulated primarily within that regional economy rather than beyond it.
The conventus system gave cities like Hierapolis periodic influxes of visitors and commercial activity during court sessions, sustaining demand for low-denomination civic bronze.