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Æ26 - Tiberius ΕΠΙ ΒΑϹΙΛ
| Issuer | Koinon of Galatia |
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| Year | 14-37 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | Frontal view of a hexastyle temple set upon a stepped podium of three or four visible steps, the columns surmounted by a triangular pediment with decorative acroteria. The architectural rendering is characteristic of provincial Galatian coinage, likely representing the imperial cult temple of the Koinon. Partial Greek legend ΕΠΙ ΒΑϹΙΛ appears in the field to the left of the temple, referencing a local magistrate or high priest presiding over the Koinon. |
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| Mintage | ND (14-37) |
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The Koinon of Galatia was a provincial assembly granted to the Roman client province after Augustus reorganized it in 25 BC following the death of Amyntas. Under Tiberius, the Koinon issued bronze coinage as part of its formal role in the imperial cult — the assembly's primary political function was organizing worship of the ruling emperor, and coin issues were one mechanism through which that loyalty was publicly expressed. The magistrate named in the ΕΠΙ ΒΑϹΙΛ legend held a presidency tied directly to that cult administration.