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Æ23 - Septimius Severus ΡΑΒΑΘΜΩΒωΝ, ΡΔ
| Issuer | Rabbath-Moba (Arabia) |
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| Year | 209-210 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Geta facing right, depicted from the rear, with the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The effigy shows the young prince in full imperial military attire, consistent with his elevation to Augustus. A Greek legend surrounds the bust in the field, identifying the subject by his imperial titulature. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Κ Π Ϲ ΓΕΤΑϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Publius Septimius Geta) |
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Rabbath-Moba — modern Rabbah in Jordan — was a minor Nabataean settlement absorbed into the Roman province of Arabia Petraea after Trajan's annexation in 106 AD. The city's bronze coinage under Septimius Severus is notably rare, likely reflecting its modest civic status and limited local mint output rather than any gap in the archaeological record. The regnal year ΡΔ, corresponding to 209–210 AD, places this piece in the final years of Severus's reign, when he was occupied with the British campaigns that would ultimately kill him at Eboracum in February 211.