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Æ26 - Severus Alexander ΕΠΙ Π ΑΙΛ ΔΗΜΗΤΡ ΚΕΛΕΡΟϹ ΑΡΧ Α ΤΟ Β ΚΟΤΙΑΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Cotiaeum (Conventus of Synnada) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander facing right, rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Phrygian civic coinage. The emperor's features are depicted with a laurel wreath crowning the head, and drapery visible at the truncation of the shoulder. The Greek imperial legend surrounds the effigy, distributed around the periphery of the flan. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Helios depicted nude, standing facing with head turned to the left, holding a torch in one hand and a statuette of the enthroned Cybele in the other. The composition reflects the local religious significance of both solar and Phrygian mother-goddess cults at Cotiaeum. The magistrate's legend is distributed in the field and around the periphery, identifying the issuing authority and civic mint. |
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