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Æ26 - Caracalla ϹΥΝΝΑΔΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Synnada (Conventus of Synnada) |
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| Year | 198-217 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | Two right hands clasped in a dextrarum iunctio, a motif symbolizing concord, alliance, or loyalty between the city and the imperial authority. The design is rendered in low relief at the centre of the flan, with the civic legend disposed around the field. The surface exhibits typical patination and wear consistent with a provincial bronze issue of the Severan period. |
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| Reverse lettering | ϹΥΝΝΑΔΕΩΝ (Translation: of the Synnadeans) |
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Synnada, a Phrygian city whose prosperity rested largely on its nearby marble quarries — the marmor Synnadicum prized across the Roman world for its purple-veined white stone — issued bronze coinage under Caracalla during a period when civic mints throughout Asia Minor competed aggressively for imperial favor. Caracalla's co-rule with Septimius Severus beginning in 198 and his sole reign from 211 gave provincial cities a long window to court the dynasty through bronze emissions.
The Conventus of Synnada served as an assize district, drawing litigants and merchants from across Phrygia Pacatiana, which kept the city's bronze in active local circulation.