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Æ25 - Septimius Severus ΠΡΟΥϹΑΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Mint of Prusa ad Olympum (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Ajax, the Homeric hero, depicted in the act of falling upon his sword to the left, his body contorted in the final moment of his death. Rocks are rendered to the left of the figure, and a round shield lies beneath him in the lower field. The mythological subject reflects the local civic pride of Prusa ad Olympum, which maintained cultural ties to the Trojan War tradition. The ethnic legend ΠΡΟΥϹΑΕΩΝ appears in the field or around the design, identifying the issuing city. The composition is typical of the ambitious reverse iconography favored by Bithynian civic mints under the Severan dynasty. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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