Æ32 - Commodus ΕΠΙ (ΚΛ) ΤΑΤΙΑΝοΥ ΑΡΧ Α ΑΙΖΑΝΕΙΤΩΝ

Aezani, a Phrygian city best known today for its exceptionally well-preserved Temple of Zeus, struck a substantial volume of civic bronze under local magistrates during the Antonine and Severan periods. The magistrate name encoded in this legend — Tatianos, serving as archon for the first time — was a standard accountability mechanism in Greek civic coinage, tying the issue to a named official who bore responsibility for the contract with the mint.

The conventus of Sardis grouped Aezani administratively with the Roman assize circuit, but civic issues like this one operated outside Roman monetary authority entirely, serving local exchange needs the imperial bronze supply consistently failed to meet in Asia Minor's interior.