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Æ26 - Severus Alexander ΡΗϹΑΙΝΝϹΙωΗ LEG III P (retrograde S)
| Issuer | Rhesaena (Mesopotamia) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
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| Weight | 8.45 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander facing left, depicted from the rear, with the emperor's left arm raised and holding an elaborately decorated oval shield. The military presentation emphasizes the emperor's role as commander, rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Mesopotamian civic coinage. The Greek legend encircles the bust within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | Tyche of the city seated to the left upon a rocky outcrop, rendered in the guise of the local civic deity, holding an eagle that turns its head to the right. The composition is characteristic of Mesopotamian provincial civic types, where the city goddess embodies the fortune and identity of the polis. The bilingual legend in Greek and Latin encircles the type within a beaded border, referencing both the city and the Roman legionary garrison. |
| Reverse script | Greek/Latin |
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