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Æ37 - Marcus Aurelius ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΜΗΝΟΔΩΡΟΥ Β ΙΕΡΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Hierocaesarea (Conventus of Pergamum) |
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| Year | 169-175 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Hierocaesarea, a small Lydian city whose claim to fame rested almost entirely on its ancient sanctuary of Artemis Persica, issued coins only sporadically — typically when a local magistrate had the ambition and budget to fund a civic emission. The strategos Menodoros, named in the obverse legend, was personally responsible for financing this issue, a common arrangement in the Greek East where magistrates effectively underwrote municipal coinage as a form of civic benefaction.
The "B" following Menodoros's name indicates this was his second term in office, a distinction the city clearly thought worth advertising in bronze.