The History and Coinage of Erythrae in The Roman Imperial Period

The purpose of this post-graduate thesis is to enlighten the history and coinage of Erythrae in the Roman Imperial Period, which is located in Çeşme/Ildır village at the present time and Ionia in ancient times, through published inscriptions, ancient authors, modern researches, archaelogical evidences and coin catalogues. Erythrae's history from enstablishment to the Roman Imperial Period processed in general, and Roman Imperial Period is processed through ancient authors and catalogues compiled from published coins and inscriptions of the city for this thesis. City's economic and administrative structure, cults, agons, and history of the city chronology is processed and supported with the evidence from inscription and coin catalogues within the thesis. Published coins from the catalogues, coins gathered from the excavations, online museum collections and auctions are compiled to build a catalogue. Homonoia coins of Erythrae and Chios that has been dated to I.Philippus and I.Valerianus are included in catalogue. Coins are examined by their typology, legends, countermarks, officers, diameters and weights through the coins in the catalogue. Erythrae's Roman Provincial coinage starts with Augustus and city kept minting coins including Gallienus period with periodical gaps. Total number of 69 coins with or without imperial portrait and 385 examples of those coins are included in the catalogue. 45 of those coins have imperial portraits on obverses with total of 241 examples. 24 coins which does not have imperial portraits has a total number of 145 examples. 7 coins included in the catalogue are minted for Homonoia treaty of Erythrae and Chios.