Portraits of Imperial Women on Provincial Coinage: the Flavian-Trajanic Period

The article focuses on the comparison between portrait types of imperial women of the Flavian-Trajanic period depicted on provincial and metropolitan coins. A detailed analysis of case studies allows us to observe how the images of the Augustae
were received in the cities of the Roman East. The study identifies some characteristic phenomena of Roman provincial coinage, particularly the apparent lack of attention to distinctive physiognomic features, also through a focussed comparison with extant contemporary sculpture, mainly statue bases. By oπering new insights into the process of reproduction and reception of imperial images outside the Italian peninsula, this study ultimately discusses how imperial women were perceived in the provincial cities.