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Æ26 - Severus Alexander ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ
| Issuer | City of Germe (Conventus of Pergamum) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Julia Mamaea facing right, her hair elaborately coiffed and falling in long waves to the shoulder, rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Mysian civic coinage under Severus Alexander. The effigy occupies the full field within a beaded border. The Greek legend is disposed around the bust in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΙΟΥ ΜΑΜΕΑ ϹΕΒ (Translation: Julia Mamaea Augusta) |
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Germe was a small Mysian city in the Pergamene conventus whose civic coinage under Severus Alexander reflects the broader explosion of provincial bronze production during his reign — a period when the imperial administration actively encouraged cities to fund their own small-change needs rather than draw on central mint resources. The city's output remains sparse in the catalogues, and pieces attributed to Germe are underrepresented in major collections relative to its larger neighbors in the conventus.