Æ25 - Septimius Severus ΔΟΚΙΜΕ (Ν) ΜΑΚΕΔΟ (ΩΝ)

Docimeum sat in the heart of Phrygia's marble country, its quarries supplying the prized pavonazzetto — the purple-veined white stone favored for imperial building projects in Rome. Severus, who launched no fewer than three major building campaigns during his reign, would have known the city's economic importance well. The civic bronze issues of Docimeum are poorly represented in major collections, and the ethnic legend's variable spelling across dies suggests a small, irregularly supervised local mint operation.