Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Æ36 - Hadrian ΕΠΙ ΑΠΕΛΛΟΥ ΓΡΑ ΤΡΑΛΛΙΑΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Tralles (Conventus of Ephesus) |
|---|---|
| Year | 117-138 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑ - ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΤ-ΙϹΤΗϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian founder) |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | ND (117-138) |
| Additional information |
Tralles, a prosperous city in the Maeander valley, struck civic bronzes under named magistrates throughout the imperial period — the ΕΠΙ ΑΠΕΛΛΟΥ formula identifying the grammateus Apellos as the responsible official, a local accountability practice that helps modern scholars sequence otherwise undatable issues. The city had rebuilt itself substantially after a catastrophic earthquake in 26 BC, and its mint output under Hadrian reflects genuine civic wealth rather than token production.
At 36mm and nearly 30 grams, this is among the heavier bronze denominations the city issued — a deliberate statement of municipal ambition during a reign that actively rewarded Greek cities for cultural investment.