Phrygia, Grimenothyrae
Lucius Tullius Per-, epimeletes
Pseudo-autonomous. Time of Trajan (98-11 CE7)
Ae 6.89g 21mm
Obv: ΕΠΙΜ ΤΥΛΛΙ. Head of Zeus right, wearing tainia; to right, eagle standing right, head left.
Rev: ΓΡΙΜЄΝΟΘΥΡЄΩΝ. Athena standing right, holding spear and grounded shield.
RPC III 2483; SNG Copenhagen 400, 402; SNG von Aulock 3601; BMC 7
The Grimenothyrai were a people who lived in central Phrygia between Akmoneia and Temenothyrae. They had two cities – Grimenothryae and Traianoupolis. The name of the city is believed to mean “Shrine of Grimenos”, where Grimenos was an unknown Phrygian deity. It was likely founded during Seleucid times, but rose to prominence under the Romans.