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Æ23 - Septimius Severus ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ ϹΙΠΥΛΟΥ
| Issuer | City of Magnesia ad Sipylum (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Julia Domna facing right, her hair elaborately waved and coiled at the nape in the characteristic Severan style. The portrait is rendered in a competent provincial style with the empress depicted in three-quarter view, her drapery visible at the truncation of the shoulder. The encircling Greek legend names her as Augusta. The flan is irregular and the surface shows areas of red cuprite patina consistent with a provincial bronze issue of the Severan period. |
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| Reverse description | A zebu (humped bull) standing left in profile, its distinctive dorsal hump clearly rendered, tail raised behind. The animal is depicted in a naturalistic stance typical of Anatolian civic bronze coinage, referencing the sacred cattle associated with the region. The Greek civic legend is disposed around the field, identifying the issuing community. The surface exhibits heavy dark patina with areas of red oxidation, rendering some details worn but the type clearly legible. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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