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Æ26 - Gallienus (sole reign) (ΑΦΡΟΔΙϹΙΕΩΝ)
| Issuer | Aphrodisias (Conventus of Alabanda) |
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| Year | 260-268 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Reverse description | The emperor, depicted in full military costume and wearing a radiate crown, is shown on horseback galloping to the right, his right arm raised and brandishing a spear in a dynamic martial pose. The horse is rendered in vigorous motion, consistent with the equestrian victory type popular on provincial bronzes of the Gallienic period. The reverse legend in Greek encircles the field, proclaiming the civic identity of the issuing city. The overall composition reflects the propagandistic military imagery characteristic of Roman provincial coinage struck during the turbulent years of the sole reign. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Aphrodisias enjoyed an unusually privileged relationship with Rome — the city claimed descent from Aphrodite, and Julius Caesar had extended formal patronage to it, a bond later emperors were careful to maintain. During Gallienus's sole reign, after the capture of his father Valerian by Shapur I in 260 AD, the city continued striking civic bronze while much of the eastern provincial network was collapsing under Sassanid pressure and the breakaway Palmyrene sphere of influence.
The Conventus of Alabanda was a Roman judicial district in Caria, and Aphrodisias functioned as one of its most administratively active centers. Civic coinage ceased across most of Asia Minor within a decade of this issue.