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Æ26 - Caracalla ΕΠΙ ΚΟΔΡΑΤΟΥ ΑΡΧ ΚΟΤΙΑΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Cotiaeum (Phrygia) |
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| Year | 198-217 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Artemis, the huntress goddess, depicted advancing to the right in a short chiton, her right hand reaching back over her shoulder to draw an arrow from the quiver on her back, while her left hand extends forward holding a bow. The figure is rendered in the dynamic provincial style characteristic of Phrygian civic issues. A dotted border frames the type, with the Greek magistrate and civic legend distributed around the periphery of the field. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Cotiaeum, a mid-sized Phrygian city on the Tembris River, had the right to strike civic bronze under Roman imperial rule — a privilege that required maintaining good standing with the provincial administration. The magistrate name in the inscription, Quadratus, anchors this piece to a specific local archonship, making it one of the more administratively traceable issues from this mint. Caracalla's reign spanned co-rule with Septimius Severus through sole rule after 211, so the precise striking date within that nineteen-year window depends entirely on die comparisons with dated parallel issues.