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Æ23 - Severus Alexander ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ
| Issuer | City of Magnesia ad Maeandrum |
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| Year | 222-235 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of the emperor Severus Alexander facing right, depicted from the rear. The portrait is rendered in the conventional provincial style of the Severan period, with the laurel wreath, paludamentum, and cuirass clearly delineated. The obverse legend encircles the bust, identifying the emperor by his full imperial nomenclature. |
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| Obverse lettering | Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ (Translation: Marcus Aurelius Alexander) |
| Reverse description | Apollo standing facing with head turned to the right, wearing a radiate crown, depicted in the idealized classical tradition. The god holds a lyre in one hand and a plectrum in the other, attributes emblematic of his role as divine patron of music and the arts. The ethnic legend ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ is inscribed in the field, asserting the civic identity of the issuing city of Magnesia ad Maeandrum. |
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