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Æ22 - Septimius Severus ΒΙΘΥΝΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Bithynium Claudiopolis (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus facing right, with characteristic short beard and strong facial features rendered in the provincial style. The imperial effigy is encircled by a Greek legend distributed around the field. The flan shows the typical irregular fabric of a provincially struck hammered bronze issue. |
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| Reverse description | A male nude figure stands facing, head turned to the left, with his right arm raised toward his head in a characteristic pose; in his extended left arm he holds the infant Dionysus. The composition is rendered in the local provincial style with broad, simplified modelling. The ethnic legend ΒΙΘΥΝΙΕΩΝ is inscribed around the field, identifying the issuing civic authority of Bithynium-Claudiopolis. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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