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Æ23 - Septimius Severus ΕΠ ϹΤ ΡΟΥΦΙΝΟΥ ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Smyrna (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Diameter | 23 mm |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Julia Domna facing right, with her characteristic elaborately waved and coiled hairstyle rendered in fine detail. The empress is portrayed with a naturalistic profile, wearing garments arranged in folds visible at the truncation. The Greek legend is partially visible in the right field. The overall style is consistent with provincial bronze coinage of the Severan period, combining Hellenistic artistic tradition with Roman imperial portraiture conventions. |
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| Reverse description | Heracles depicted standing to the left in a powerful contrapposto stance, holding a cantharus in his extended right hand and a club in his left, with the Nemean lion skin draped over his left arm. The figure reflects the strong Hellenistic tradition of depicting Heracles as civic patron deity, a motif particularly associated with Smyrna. The reverse legend frames the design, identifying the issuing magistrate and city. The composition is bold and well-centred within the coin's irregular flan. |
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| Mintage | ND (193-211) |
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