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Æ16 - Septimius Severus ΠΡ-ΟΥ/ϹΑΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Prusa ad Olympum (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Weight | 2.00 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus, right, seen from rear |
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| Mintage | ND (193-211) - - |
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Prusa ad Olympum — modern Bursa in northwestern Turkey — was a prosperous Bithynian city that leveraged imperial portraiture aggressively during the Severan period, issuing a dense run of local bronzes that served municipal rather than imperial circulation. The city's mint was never under direct Roman administrative control, meaning local magistrates determined output volumes and timing, often tying issues to specific civic festivals or benefactions.
The abbreviated ethnic ΠΡ-ΟΥ/ϹΑΕΩΝ in the exergue is a compressed form of ΠΡΟΥϹΑΕΩΝ, reflecting the constraints of small-module dies.