Æ30 - Septimius Severus ΕΠΙ ΓΡΑ ΚΟΜΨΟΥ ΕΡΜΟΓΕΝΟΥϹ, ΑΙΖΑΝΕΙΤΩΝ

Aezani, a Phrygian city whose claim to fame rested partly on one of the best-preserved temples of Zeus in Asia Minor, issued civic bronzes under named local magistrates — the grammateus, or city secretary, whose name appears in the coin's inscription. Hermogenes son of Kompsos held that office during Severus's reign, making him personally accountable to Rome for the city's coinage output. Provincial civic issues of this type were self-funded municipal productions, not imperial mandates, and their survival often depends entirely on local burial and excavation patterns rather than broad circulation.