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Æ34 - Philip I ΕΠΙ ΑΥΡ ϹΩΚΡΑΤΟΥϹ ΑΡΧ Α ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΘΗΡΕΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Hadrianotherae (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 244-249 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Reverse description | The emperor, in military attire, is depicted on horseback galloping vigorously to the right, his right hand raised in a gesture of salutation or command, the horse shown in full dynamic stride with forelegs raised. The scene is rendered in typical provincial Mysian style with bold relief against a plain field. The encircling Greek legend, naming the presiding magistrate Aurelius Sokrates as first archon and identifying the issuing city, is distributed around the type, with the ethnic of the Hadrianotheraeans appearing in two lines in the lower exergual area. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΕΠΙ ΑΥΡ ϹΩΚΡΑΤΟΥϹ ΑΡΧ Α ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΘΗΡΕΙΤΩΝ (Translation: under Aurelius Sokrates, first archon, of the Hadrianotheraeans) |
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Hadrianotherae, a minor Mysian city founded by Hadrian following a celebrated boar hunt in the region, was granted the right to strike bronze coinage under the Roman imperial system. The magistrate name preserved in the legend — Aurelius Sokrates — is otherwise poorly attested, and this issue is among the few physical records of his archonship. The city's coins under Philip I are notably scarce, almost certainly reflecting the disruptions of his brief and turbulent reign rather than any local administrative lapse.