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Æ22 - Septimius Severus ΒΙΘΥΝΙΕΩΝ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Mint of Bithynium-Claudiopolis (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Julia Domna facing right, her hair elaborately waved and drawn back in the characteristic Severan style with a bun at the nape. The effigy occupies most of the flan, with the drapery rendered in fine folds over the shoulder. A circular Greek legend surrounds the bust in the field. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Bithynium-Claudiopolis held particular significance for the Severan dynasty because it was the birthplace of Antinous, the famously beloved companion of Hadrian — a connection the city had leveraged for generations to secure imperial favor and elevated civic status. The city's double name itself reflects that relationship: "Claudiopolis" was its older Claudian foundation title, while the Hadrianic honorific was added after Antinous's death in 130 AD transformed the town into something of a minor cult center. Septimius Severus, keen to associate his reign with Hadrianic precedent, extended goodwill toward cities that carried Hadrian's name.