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Æ23 - Severus Alexander ΒΙΘΥΝΙΕΩΝ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Bithynium Claudiopolis (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
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| Weight | 5.02 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander facing right, depicted from the rear, with the emperor's military attire rendered in the provincial style typical of Bithynian civic coinage. The obverse legend encircles the bust in Greek characters, naming the emperor in the accusative case. |
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| Reverse description | Hygieia, goddess of health, stands facing right in full figure, rendered in the customary provincial style. She extends a patera in her right hand from which a large serpent coils upward to feed, while her left hand supports the serpent's body. The encircling Greek legend in the field identifies the issuing civic authority of Bithynium-Claudiopolis. |
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| Mintage | ND (222-235) |
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