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Æ22 - Septimius Severus ΕΡΙΖΗΝΩΝ

Issuer Eriza (Conventus of Cibyra)
Year 193-211
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description Draped bust of Empress Julia Domna facing right, her hair elaborately waved and drawn back in the characteristic Severan style. The portrait is rendered in the provincial manner typical of the Conventus of Cibyra, with visible drapery folds at the shoulder. The encircling Greek legend names her as Augusta. The flan shows the irregular fabric common to provincial bronze coinage of this period.
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Reverse description A standing female figure, identified as a local deity or personification, facing right and wearing a kalathos (basket crown) upon her head. Her right hand is raised to her lips in a gesture of adoration or ritual significance, while her left hand holds an uncertain object. The figure is rendered in the standard provincial style of Asia Minor civic coinage under the Severan dynasty. The ethnic legend of the city of Eriza encircles the design in the field.
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