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Æ26 - Septimius Severus ΕΠΙ ΙΟΥΛΙΑΝΟΥ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΕΩΝ
| Uitgever | Philadelphia (Lydia), under magistrate Iulianus |
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| Jaar | 193-211 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Geta as Caesar facing right, seen from the rear, with short-cropped hair rendered in the youthful style typical of his early portraiture. The legend surrounds the effigy along the periphery of the flan. The coin is struck on an irregular flan with a dark green-brown patina, and surface detail is worn but the portrait profile remains identifiable. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | Λ ϹΕΠ(Τ) ΓΕΤΑϹ Κ(ΑΙ) (Translation: Lucius Septimius Geta Caesar) |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Philadelphia in Lydia was a city that prided itself on loyalty — it had earned the nickname "Little Athens" for its devotion to Hellenic culture, and its civic coinage under the Severan dynasty reflects the municipal pride typical of prosperous Lydian cities during this period. The magistrate Iulianus, named in the obverse legend, was one of the local officials granted the honor of attaching his name to the city's bronze issues — a practice that functioned as both civic record and personal advertisement.
Philadelphia sat on a major road connecting Sardis to the interior of Anatolia, which sustained its commercial importance well into late antiquity.