260-268 AD AE21 with Demos, temp. Gallienus, c.260-268 CE, Aphrodisias in Caria, Roman Provincial coinage

ΔHMOC, unbearded, youthful, laureate, draped bust of Demos right / AΦΡOΔEICIE-ΩN, eagle, standing facing, head left, wings spread, holding serpent in claws. 21mm, 4.27 grams. BMC 81; MacDonald R591; Kurth, Demos 756.

Very rare, nice quality with pleasant patina.

Demos was the personification of the common people or citizen body in ancient Greek political thought and religion. In classical Athens, the term demos referred especially to the citizens who participated in democracy, and Demos symbolized the collective power and authority of the populace. He was sometimes depicted in art alongside figures representing Democracy (Demokratia) and the Senate (Boule), emphasizing the ideals of civic participation and popular rule in the Greek city-states.

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