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Æ25 - Severus Alexander ΑΚΜΟΝΕΩΝ

Issuer	City of Acmonea (Phrygia)
Year	222-235
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Reference(s)	RPC VI#5582

Obverse description	Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Severus Alexander facing right, seen from the rear, with paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The imperial effigy is rendered in typical provincial style of the Severan period. The obverse legend encircles the bust in Greek characters, identifying the emperor by his full titulature.
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Obverse lettering	ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Alexander)
Reverse description	Dionysus depicted standing, facing, with head turned to the left, holding a long thyrsus in his right hand and a cantharus in his left hand extended over a panther at his left side, the panther looking back toward the deity. The composition reflects the standard Dionysiac iconography common to civic bronzes of Phrygia, emphasizing the city's association with the god. The reverse ethnic legend is inscribed around the field in Greek.
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