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Æ27 - Titus ΕΠΙ Τ ΦΛ ΕΙϹΙΓΟΝΟΥ ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ, ϹΤΡΑ
| Issuer | Sardes (Conventus of Sardis) |
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| Year | 79-81 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and cuirassed bust of Domitian Caesar facing right, with the portrait rendered in the typical Flavian dynastic style featuring curly hair beneath the laurel wreath and visible paludamentum at the shoulder. The obverse legend is disposed around the bust in Greek characters. The portrait presents a youthful, idealised effigy consistent with Domitian's representation as Caesar during the reign of Titus (79–81 AD). The flan is slightly irregular, as is common for provincial bronze coinage of Asia Minor in this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΩ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ (Translation: to Domitian Caesar) |
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Sardis served as the administrative center of the conventus Sardianus under the Roman provincial system in Asia, and the strategos named in this coin's inscription — Titus Flavius Eisigonos — held a magistracy that combined civic prestige with direct responsibility for local coin production. The very short window of Titus's reign, just over two years, makes any bronze issue from this period necessarily limited in total output. Provincial bronzes attributable to named magistrates from Titus's reign are considerably scarcer than equivalent Vespasian or Domitian issues from the same mints.