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Æ28 - Tiberius ΕΠΙ ΑΡΧΙΕΡΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ ΚΛΕΩΝΟΣ ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΟΥ, ΚΟΙΝΟΥ ΑΣΙΑΣ
| Issuer | Sardis (Conventus of Sardis) |
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| Year | 14-37 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse lettering | ΕΠΙ ΑΡΧΙΕΡΕΩΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ ΚΛΕΩΝΟΣ ΣΑΡΔΙΑΝΟΥ ΚΟΙΝΟΥ ΑΣΙΑΣ |
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Sardis held a privileged position in the early imperial cult network — it was one of the first cities in Asia to receive permission to establish a temple to Augustus, and the civic priesthoods managing that cult carried genuine political weight. The archpriest named in this coin's legend, Alexandros son of Kleon, is documented in RPC as a member of the Sardian elite who held the provincial high-priesthood of the Koinon of Asia, a position awarded by competitive selection among the leading families of the province.
The Koinon's authority to strike bronze coinage in Tiberius's name was itself a product of Augustus-era reorganization of Asian civic privileges.