Galatia, 98-100 AD., Trajan, Koinon of Galatia, struck at Ancyra, Æ29, cf. BMC 7.
Galatia, Trajan, Koinon of Galatia, struck at Ancyra, under legate / propraetor T. Pomponius Bassus (legatus Augusti pro praetore), struck ca. 98-100 AD.,
Æ29 (28-31 mm / 23,14 g),
Obv.: AYT NEP TPAIANOΣ KAIΣAP ΣE ΓЄ , laureate bust of Trajan right.
Rev.: EΠI [ΠOM] BAΣΣOY KOINON ΓAΛATIAΣ , front view of a hexastyle temple (of Roma and Augustus at Ancyra), dot in central, clipeus in centre of temple front (the pediment), decorated roof.
cf. SNG BN Paris 2427 ; cf. BMC 7, 14 ; cf. Stumpf 251, 494 ; cf. SNGuk_0407_5386 .
In B.C. 64 Galatia was divided by Pompey among the principal tetrarchs of the country, notably two who struck coins, Deiotarus I, ruler of the Tolistobogii, and Brogitarus, ruler of the Trocmi. On the death of king Amyntas in B.C. 25 Galatia with other districts was formed into the Roman province ‘Galatia’ under the government of a legatus Augusti pro praetore. For the Koinon of Galatia imperial bronze coins had been struck at Ancyra from Nero to Trajan.