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Æ29 - Claudius ΚΛΑΥΔΙ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ, ΗΡΑ
| Issuer | Heraclea Pontica (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 41-54 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC I#2090 |
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| Obverse lettering | ]ΕΡΙ[ (or ΕΠ[) (Translation: [---]era[---]) |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Heraclea Pontica had a long tradition of civic coinage stretching back to the fourth century BC, and under the Julio-Claudians the city retained enough autonomy to strike bronze issues in Claudius's name through local magistrates. The reign of Claudius saw a modest but deliberate expansion of provincial civic coinage across Bithynia and Pontus, partly as a practical response to chronic shortages of small bronze in the eastern provinces — Rome had no interest in supplying the region with low-denomination metal, so cities filled the gap themselves.
Heraclea's issues for Claudius are sparsely documented and surface infrequently at auction.