Æ37 - Marcus Aurelius ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΜΗΝΟΔΩΡΟΥ Β ΙΕΡΟΚΑΙϹΑΡΕΩΝ

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.