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Didrachm - Trajan ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟ Ϛ
| Issuer | Caesarea |
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| Year | 114-116 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙϹ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝω ΑΡΙϹΤω ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡΜ ΔΑΚ (Translation: Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Optimus Augustus Germanicus Dacicus tribunicia potestate consul VI) |
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| Reverse lettering | ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟ Ϛ |
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Caesarea in Cappadocia operated as an imperial mint under Roman control, striking Greek-legend silver for a region where Attic-standard coinage remained the preferred medium of exchange long after Latin denominations dominated the west. This didrachm dates to Trajan's Parthian campaign years, when the eastern provinces saw intensified coin production to pay troops and administer a frontier stretched to its maximum extent. Cappadocia itself had been annexed under Tiberius; its mint served a distinctly regional monetary function rather than supplying the broader imperial economy.