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Æ21 - Severus Alexander DEO AES VB C G I H P (retrograde S)
| Issuer | Parium (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander facing right, seen from the rear, with paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The surrounding legend is rendered with all instances of the letter S in retrograde, a distinctive engraving peculiarity of this issue. The portrait reflects the idealized, youthful military style characteristic of Severan provincial coinage from Mysia. |
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| Reverse description | Asclepius, the god of medicine, seated on a throne facing right, bending forward to examine or tend to the hoof of a bull standing to the left before him. The composition is a rare and iconographically distinctive type specific to the colonial mint of Parium, reflecting local religious veneration of Asclepius as a healing deity. The reverse legend, partially rendered with retrograde S characters, encircles the scene and identifies both the deity and the issuing colony. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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