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Æ25 - Severus Alexander ΘΥΑΤΕΙΡΗΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Thyatira (Conventus of Pergamum) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of the emperor Severus Alexander facing right, presented from the rear in three-quarter view, with the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The obverse legend is arranged in the field around the imperial effigy, reading ΑΥΤ Κ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ, identifying the subject as Emperor Caesar Severus Alexander. The portrait exhibits the characteristic youthful features associated with this emperor's official coinage, rendered in the provincial Greek style typical of the Pergamene conventus. The bust is set against a plain, unadorned field. |
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| Reverse description | Dionysus, the god of wine, stands facing with head turned to the left, rendered in a relaxed contrapposto stance. In his right hand he holds a long thyrsus, the characteristic staff of the Dionysiac cult, while in his left he extends a cantharus over a panther positioned to the lower left. The panther, a sacred animal of Dionysus, is depicted facing left at the god's feet. The ethnic legend ΘΥΑΤΕΙΡΗΝΩΝ is arranged in the field around the reverse type, identifying the issuing city of Thyatira. The composition reflects the standard iconography of Dionysus widely employed on the civic bronze coinage of Lydia during the Severan period. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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