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Æ22 - Septimius Severus ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Philadelphia (Conventus of Sardis) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Weight | 6.00 g |
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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 tresses gathered at the nape. The effigy is rendered with fine provincial workmanship, the drapery visible at the shoulder truncation. The Greek legend encircles the portrait within a dotted border. |
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| Reverse description | Nike, the winged goddess of Victory, striding energetically to the right in full figure, her wings spread behind her. She extends a wreath forward in her right hand while a long palm frond rests over her left shoulder. The figure is rendered in the typical provincial Greek style of the Severan period, with drapery billowing around the striding form. The ethnic legend of the issuing city encircles the type within a dotted border. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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