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Æ33 - Domitian ΤΡΑΛΛΙΑΝΩΝ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Tralles (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 81-96 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Zeus enthroned left on a high-backed throne, his body draped, extending his right hand to hold a small figure of Nike (Victory) and grasping a long vertical sceptre in his left hand. The type follows the canonical Lydian provincial representation of Zeus Laodikenos or Zeus enthroned as patron deity, a common reverse type for Tralles under the Flavians. The encircling Greek legend identifying the issuing city occupies the peripheral field. The flan shows green and brown patination with some surface porosity typical of provincial bronze coinage of Asia Minor. |
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Tralles, a prosperous city in the Maeander valley, held dual civic identities reflected in the legend ΤΡΑΛΛΙΑΝΩΝ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΕΩΝ — a title linking the city to the imperial cult through its designation as Caesareia, likely adopted under the Julio-Claudians. By Domitian's reign the city was still recovering from the catastrophic earthquake of 26 AD, after which Tiberius had funded significant reconstruction. Provincial bronze of this size circulated purely at local level, its acceptance enforced by civic authority rather than Roman mandate.