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Æ23 - Severus Alexander ΙΟΥΛΙΕΩΝ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Iulia Gordus (Conventus of Sardis) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC VI#4423 |
| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander facing right, depicted from the rear in the characteristic provincial style. The emperor's effigy is rendered in low relief, with the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. A circular Greek legend surrounds the portrait within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Κ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Severus Alexander) |
| Reverse description | Athena standing facing right in full military attire, holding a large round shield on her left arm and raising a spear aloft in her right hand in a threatening posture. The goddess is rendered in the conventional provincial idiom, clad in a long chiton with helmet, the figure occupying the central field. The ethnic legend of the issuing city encircles the type within a beaded border. |
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