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Æ21 - Severus Alexander ΚΑΛΧΑΔΟΝΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Calchedon (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
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| Diameter | 21 mm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Severus Alexander facing right, portrayed in three-quarter view from the rear, with military paludamentum visible. The imperial effigy is rendered in typical provincial style of the Severan period. The encircling legend in Greek identifies the emperor by his full titulature. The fields show the characteristic patina and irregular flan typical of Bithynian civic bronze coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Hermes, the divine messenger, depicted standing facing with head turned to the right, rendered in a static frontal pose characteristic of provincial civic bronzes. The deity holds a caduceus — the serpent-entwined herald's staff — in one hand, with a chlamys draped over the other arm. The figure is positioned within the plain field, with the ethnic legend of Chalcedon inscribed around the periphery. The overall style reflects the provincial workshops of Bithynia during the Severan era. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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