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Æ26 - Severus Alexander ΚΙΑΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Cius (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Empress Orbiana facing right, her hair elaborately arranged and secured with a diadem, rendered in the provincial portrait style typical of Bithynian civic bronzes of the Severan period. The effigy is set within a circular field with the Greek imperial titulature legend disposed around the periphery. The portrait exhibits the characteristic stylized drapery folds at the shoulder visible in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | Γ Ϲ ΕΡ Β ΟΡΒΙΑΝΗ ΑΥΓ (Translation: Gnaea Seia Herennia Barbia Orbiana Augusta) |
| Reverse description | Tyche, the city goddess, depicted standing facing with head turned to the left, wearing a kalathos and long chiton with himation, her right hand extended downward holding a ship's rudder resting on the ground, and her left arm cradling a cornucopia overflowing with fruits. The figure is rendered in the conventional civic Tyche type associated with the harbour city of Cius, symbolising fortune and prosperity. The ethnic legend ΚΙΑΝΩΝ is disposed around the periphery of the field. |
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