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Æ19 - Severus Alexander ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Heraclea Salbace (Conventus of Alabanda) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
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| Weight | 2.96 g |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (222-235) |
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Heraclea Salbace was a minor Carian city whose civic coinage under Severus Alexander reflects the broader pattern of provincial mints asserting local identity during a reign that actively courted senatorial and traditional Roman opinion after the perceived excesses of Elagabalus. The city fell within the conventus of Alabanda, one of the judicial districts through which Rome administered Asia Minor, and its bronze issues rarely circulated far beyond the immediate region.
The reference VI#5378 places this within Burnett, Amandry, and Ripollès's framework for provincial issues, though Carian civic bronzes of this size and weight class remain poorly documented in die studies.