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Æ22 - Septimius Severus ΑΔΡΙ ΠΕΤΡΑ ΜΗΤ
| Issuer | Petra (Arabia) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla facing right, seen from the rear, with paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The effigy is rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Arabian civic coinage of the Severan period. A partial Greek legend runs in the field to the left of the portrait. The portrait displays the characteristic strong features associated with Caracalla's early coinage issued under the reign of Septimius Severus. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥ Μ ΑΥΡ (Translation: Emperor Marcus Aurelius [---]) |
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Petra retained its civic coinage privileges well into the Severan period, a reward in part for Arabia Petraea's administrative stability under Roman rule — the province had been organized by Trajan in 106 AD and gave Rome relatively little trouble. The metropolis title encoded in the legend was formally granted and jealously advertised, distinguishing Petra from rival Nabataean urban centers competing for Roman imperial favor.
Bronze civic issues from Petra under Severus are genuinely scarce; the city's output was modest compared to the great Syrian mints.