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Æ20 - Septimius Severus ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΔΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Apollonis (Conventus of Pergamum) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Geta as Caesar facing right, viewed from the front, with paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The obverse legend encircles the effigy in Greek characters, identifying the subject as Publius Septimius Geta Caesar. The portrait displays the youthful features characteristic of Geta's earlier numismatic representations under his father Septimius Severus. |
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| Obverse lettering | Π ϹΕΠ ΓΕΤΑϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ (Translation: Publius Septimius Geta Caesar) |
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Apollonis was a small Lydian city of modest standing, founded by Attalid rulers and named — most likely — after Apollonis of Cyzicus, mother of Attalos II and Eumenes II. Under Roman provincial administration it fell within the conventus of Pergamum, whose assizes gave even minor cities occasion to strike civic bronze. Issues bearing Septimius Severus's name from this mint are genuinely scarce; Apollonis was never a prolific producer, and the city's output across his entire reign amounts to a handful of recorded types.