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Æ34 - Hadrian Μ ΙΟΥΛΙΟϹ ΔΑΜΙΑΝΟϹ ΜΥΛΑϹΕΥϹΙΝ
| Issuer | Mylasa (Conventus of Alabanda) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
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| Weight | 27.32 g |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse lettering | Μ ΙΟΥΛΙΟϹ ΔΑΜΙΑΝΟϹ ΜΥΛΑϹΕΥϹΙΝ |
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Julius Damianus was a local benefactor and magistrate whose name appears on civic bronze issues from Mylasa during Hadrian's reign — a practice reflecting the city's reliance on wealthy citizens to fund the minting process itself. The magistrate effectively paid for the coins to exist, which is why his name dominates the issue as prominently as it does.
Mylasa, in Caria, held particular religious and political significance in the region, and its coins under Hadrian often reflect civic pride tied to the emperor's known philhellenism and his tours through Asia Minor in 128–129 AD.