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Æ21 - Elagabalus C G I H PARI
| Issuer | Parium (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 218-222 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander as Caesar facing right, seen from the rear, with the portrait rendered in the provincial style typical of Mysian civic coinage. The obverse legend encircles the bust, identifying the young Caesar by name. The legend includes a retrograde sigma, indicative of the local engraver's workshop practice. The flan is irregular and the strike slightly off-center, consistent with hand-hammered provincial bronzes of the early third century AD. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The Capitoline she-wolf (lupa) stands to the right, her head turned back to the left, suckling the twin infants Romulus and Remus who crouch beneath her. The composition is a direct allusion to the Roman foundation myth and reflects Parium's status as a Roman colony. The legend C G I H PARI, identifying the colony, is distributed around the type in the field. The relief is worn but the essential elements of the she-wolf, twins, and colonial legend remain legible. |
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