Greek and Roman Provincial Coins found at Aphrodisias: Preliminary Results from the 1998-2019 Seasons

Year 2019, Issue: 18, 155 - 182, 01.06.2019

Ahmet Tolga Tek

Abstract

A total of 178 Greek and Roman Provincial coins were found during the excavations at Aphrodisias between 1998 and 2019. Although low in number to comment upon, when joined with a further 189 “excavated” examples from the 1961-1973 seasons at the site published by Prof. D. J. MacDonald, these provide ample evidence to understand the coins represented at Aphrodisias and their place in circulation. Coins from the other mints represented at Aphrodisias provide us with evidence for travel made on the major routes in the region.

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