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| Emittent | Koinon of Cyprus |
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| Jahr | 198-217 |
| Typ | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reversbeschreibung | Detailed depiction of the famous Temple of Aphrodite at Palaipaphos, shown in schematic frontal elevation. The central cella houses the canonical aniconic xoanon of Aphrodite, flanked by a star on either side; above the roof appear a crescent and star. Flanking side chambers each contain a candelabrum, with doves perched above them. In the foreground, the celebrated paved semicircular walled sacred courtyard is rendered, conveying the distinctive architectural character of one of the ancient world's most revered sanctuaries. The encircling legend names the issuing authority. |
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| Reverslegende | ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΚΥΠΡΙΩΝ (Translation: Koinon of the Cypriots) |
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| Zusätzliche Informationen |
The Koinon of Cyprus — the island's provincial assembly — held the rare privilege of striking bronze coinage in its own name, a right granted under Roman imperial administration that few provincial bodies enjoyed so consistently. These issues functioned as a formal expression of the assembly's civic authority, minted at Paphos, the island's administrative capital and seat of the governor.
Caracalla's association with Cyprus coinages spans a particularly turbulent decade; his co-reign with Geta, and Geta's subsequent murder in 211, produced abrupt shifts in which imperial portrait was politically permissible to display.