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Æ24 - Septimius Severus ΘΕΜΙϹΩΝΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Themisonium (Conventus of Philomelium) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC V.2#273 |
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| Reverse description | Demeter standing left in full figure, robed in chiton and himation, extending her right hand to hold a bundle of grain ears and grasping a long torch in her left hand. The goddess is rendered in the conventional provincial style of Phrygian civic coinage, her attributes referencing the agrarian importance of the region. The ethnic legend of the issuing city encircles the field. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Themisonium was a minor Phrygian city whose civic coinage under Septimius Severus reflects the broader surge in provincial bronze production that accompanied his reign — a period when dozens of small Asian cities seized on imperial accession as an opportunity to assert local identity through the mint. The city's name itself derives from the mythological founder Themison, and its coins are rare enough that die studies remain incomplete.
V.2#273 places this among a thinly documented series. Specimens surface infrequently enough that auction appearances are years apart.