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Æ32 - Caracalla ΤΕΙΜΟΘΕΟϹ ΑΡΧ Α ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΑΙϹ
| Issuer | Traianopolis (Sardis) (Conventus of Sardis) |
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| Year | 198-217 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and cuirassed bust of Caracalla facing right, depicted from the front in three-quarter view, with paludamentum visible at the shoulder. The emperor's distinctive features are rendered in the vigorous provincial style typical of the Conventus of Sardis, with a laurel wreath crowning the head. The circular Greek legend surrounds the bust, running from lower left to upper right around the field. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Traianopolis in Lydia was a minor settlement that nonetheless maintained civic bronze coinage under the Severans, likely as a mechanism for asserting or preserving its municipal status. The archon name ΤΕΙΜΟΘΕΟϹ on this issue functions as a dated administrative marker — first archonship magistracies in provincial Asia were competitive appointments, and their appearance on coinage was as much about local politics as it was about currency.
Caracalla's reign saw a marked increase in provincial bronze output across the Sardis conventus, partly driven by his own aggressive touring of the eastern provinces between 214 and 217.