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Æ27 - Elagabalus ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Byzantium (Thracia) |
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| Year | 218-222 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Julia Maesa facing right, her hair elaborately waved and drawn back in the characteristic Severan fashion, wearing a diadem. The effigy is rendered in the provincial style typical of Byzantion civic coinage. The Greek legend ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΜΑΙϹΑ ΑΥΓ encircles the bust, identifying her as Augusta, grandmother of Elagabalus. The flan is slightly irregular with a characteristic provincial fabric. |
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| Reverse description | Poseidon, the patron deity of Byzantion, depicted standing facing with head turned to the left. The god holds a trident upright in his right hand and a dolphin in his left, with a chlamys draped over his arm or shoulder. The figure is rendered in a provincial style consistent with Thracian civic bronzes of the Severan period. The ethnic legend ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΩΝ is inscribed in the field, identifying the issuing city. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΩΝ |
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