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Æ17 - Septimius Severus ΠΡΟΥϹΑΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Prusa ad Olympum (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Diameter | 17 mm |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | An eagle stands facing left atop a thunderbolt, its wings spread wide in a heraldic display. The bird is rendered with detailed feathering in the compact style typical of Bithynian provincial bronzes. The thunderbolt serves as a perch beneath the eagle's talons, emphasizing the Jovian symbolism common in civic coinage of the region. The ethnic legend of the Prusaeans encircles the type within a beaded border. The composition fills the flan effectively despite the small module. |
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Prusa ad Olympum, founded at the foot of Mount Olympus in Bithynia, was refounded and honored by Septimius Severus following his victory in the civil wars that opened his reign in 193 AD. The city's loyal alignment with Severus during the conflict with Pescennius Niger — whose support base lay heavily in the eastern provinces — likely accounts for the civic coinage output under his name.