Özet:

In the second half of the 1st century BC, the policy pursued by Julius Caesar was given colonial status in some settlements in the conquered lands in the interests of the state. As a result of these colonization activities, Lampsacus and Parium, one of the Greek poleis located in the northwest corner of Anatolia, were converted into Roman colonies. Just as in Lampsacus, the first evidence of this new political structure is the Latin legacy colony coins. The letters "C G I P" read on these were the initials of the new name of the Roman colony, Parium, and were located on the coins that were beaten up to the time of the Emperor Hadrian. In the period of Emperor Hadrianus, it is seen that the letter "H" is added in front of the letter "P" at the end. Following this, in the battered coins until the third quarter of the 3rd century in the commun area, the colony name was expressed in “C G I H P”. This letter, added to the existing name, indicates that Parium's colony status has been renewed. Colony coins proves that the Roman colony status in Parium lasts for more than three centuries.

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