Æ36 - Commodus ΠΑΡΑ ϹΤΡΑΤοΝΙΚΙΑΝοΥ ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ

Stratonikeanos, whose name appears in the magistrate legend on this issue, held the position of strategos at Apamea during the opening years of Commodus's sole reign — the brief window after Marcus Aurelius died in March 180 and before the new emperor's erratic governance began alienating the senatorial class. Provincial bronze of this size from Apamea's Phrygian mint was produced entirely for local circulation; Rome struck nothing for these communities, leaving civic authorities to fund and organize their own coinage through magistrates who effectively underwrote the issues.