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Philadelphia (AD 37-41) AE 19 - Caligula
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Gaius (Caligula), 37-41 AD. AE19 (4.27g, 2h). Artemon, son of Hermogenos, moneyer. ΓΑΙΟC ΚΑΙCΑP ΓΕPΜΑÎ[ΙΚΟC] / ÎΕΟΚΑΙCΑPΕΩÎ, laureate head right / ΑΓΡΙΠΠΙ[Î]ΑΠΑP[ΤΕΜΩ]ΠΕΠΜΟΓΕÎΟC, Agrippina Senior seated right on chair with ornate legs, holding sceptre and cornucopiae. VF, choice jade green patina. Rare.
It appears that the names of locals on the coins of Philadelphia do not represent magistrates in charge of a specific office, but rather citizens who may have sponsored the production of a certain series of coins. Artemon, in this case, may have dedicated a shrine to the emperor's mother, and celebrated the event with a coin issue.
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