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Æ25 - Septimius Severus ΕΠΙ ϹΤ (Α) ΡΟΥΦΙΝΟΥ, ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙ (Ν)
| Issuer | Smyrna (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Geta as Caesar, facing right and seen from the rear, with curly hair rendered in fine detail. The youthful portrait displays the characteristic features of Geta's early coinage, with paludamentum draped over the left shoulder and cuirass visible at the truncation. The circular legend runs around the bust within a beaded border. The workmanship reflects the provincial civic mint tradition of Smyrna under the Severan dynasty. |
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| Reverse description | Two Nemeses standing facing each other in the field, each plucking at her chiton at the breast in the characteristic gesture of the goddesses. The figure to the left holds a cubit rule (measuring rod), while the figure to the right holds a bridle; a wheel appears at the feet of one of the Nemeses. The composition reflects the well-established iconographic type of the Double Nemesis, closely associated with the city of Smyrna, where the cult of the twin Nemeses was particularly venerated. The reverse legend naming the strategos Rufinus runs around the design within a beaded border. |
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| Mintage | ND (193-211) |
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