First magistrate attested in Athens in 122/121 BC [issue 42]. Again attested as first magistrate in 120/119 BC [issue 45].
Probably from Piraeus as his colleague Apolexi[s], second magistrate of issue 42, both names are common here (cf. detailed
Habicht 1991, p. 18): See M. Thompson, The New Style Silver Coinage of Athens (1961) nos. 494-507 and nos. 543-555 / issues
42 and 45 (p. 557); C. Habicht, Zu den Münzmagistraten der Silberprägung des Neuen Stils, Chiron 21, 1991, pp. 5, 8 and 18
(123/122 and 120/119 BC); Prosopographia Attica 2778; P. M. Fraser – E. Matthews, A Lexicon of Greek Personal Names II Attica
(1994) p. 82 s. v. Aphrodisios, no. 8; H. B. Mattingly, NC 157, 1997, p. 259 and W. Leschhorn, Lexikon der Aufschriften auf
griechischen Münzen II (2009) p. 398 s. v. Aphrod(e)isios (122/121 BC [issue 42]).
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