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Æ25 - Septimius Severus ΟΥ Κ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΑΝΗ ΑΝΕΘΗ ΑΤΤΟΥΔΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Attuda (Conventus of Alabanda) |
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| Year | 198-209 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Geta as Caesar facing right, portrayed in three-quarter rear view, with the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The effigy displays the characteristic youthful features of Geta, with short curled hair rendered in relief. The encircling Greek legend names the prince as Caesar, running along the border of the flan. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Attuda was a small Carian city of limited political weight, but its civic coinage under Septimius Severus coincides with a period when the emperor was actively cultivating loyalty across Asia Minor — particularly after the civil wars against Pescennius Niger and Clodius Albinus left provincial administrations needing reassurance of stable central authority. The dedicatory formula in the legend suggests this issue was tied to a specific act of civic donation or public dedication, possibly the funding of a building or religious installation by a local benefactor, a common mechanism through which Carian elites advertised status and secured Roman favor simultaneously.