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Æ32 - Antoninus Pius ΚΑΜΑΡΕΙΤΗϹ ΝΥϹΑΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nysa (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 147-161 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse lettering | ΚΑΜΑΡΕΙΤΗϹ ΝΥϹΑΕΩΝ |
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Nysa-Scythopolis occupied a peculiar administrative position in the mid-second century, claimed by both the province of Syria and the Conventus of Ephesus depending on which Roman official was making the argument. The ethnic ΚΑΜΑΡΕΙΤΗϹ — "of Kamareia" — appearing on civic bronzes of this period reflects the city's insistence on invoking a specific topographic district within its territory, likely to reinforce local identity against competing jurisdictional claims from neighboring centers like Tralles and Magnesia.
Antoninus Pius granted no extraordinary privileges to Nysa that are directly attested, making the precise trigger for this issue uncertain.