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Æ26 - Septimius Severus ΑΜΟΡΙΑΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Amorium (Conventus of Synnada) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Caracalla facing right, rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Phrygian civic coinage. The laureate wreath is depicted with bold, stylized leaves. The Greek legend ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ΑΥΓΟ surrounds the effigy, identifying the emperor by his adoptive name Antoninus Augustus. A dotted border frames the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ΑΥΓΟ (Translation: Antoninus Augustus) |
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Amorium sat in the Phrygian interior, far enough from the major road networks that its civic coinage under Septimius Severus reflects a municipality asserting local visibility during a reign defined by civil war and provincial realignment. Severus spent much of his early rule dismantling the legacy of rival claimants — Pescennius Niger held the eastern provinces until 194, and civic mints across Asia Minor had to navigate which emperor to honor and when.
The conventus of Synnada was one of the smaller administrative groupings in the region, and Amorium's output within it is notably sparse. V.2#360 is not a common entry in collections.