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Æ23 - Elagabalus ΚΑΙϹΑΡΕΙΑϹ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΗϹ
| Issuer | Caesarea Germanica (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 218-222 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC VI#3058 |
| Obverse description | Draped bust of Julia Maesa facing right, depicted as Augusta, with elaborately styled hair. The effigy is rendered in the provincial Greek style typical of Bithynian civic coinage under the Severan dynasty. A circular Greek legend surrounds the portrait in the field. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Draped female bust facing right, surmounted by a kalathos, a basket-shaped headdress symbolizing fertility and divine abundance, characteristic of tutelary or goddess representations on provincial bronze coinage. The bust is depicted with drapery visible at the shoulder. A Greek civic legend encircles the design, identifying the issuing city. |
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