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Æ27 - Septimius Severus ΑΜΑϹΤΡΙΑΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Amastris (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC V.2#58999 |
| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla facing right, depicted from the rear in the characteristic three-quarter back view employed on provincial bronzes of the Severan period. The paludamentum is visible over the left shoulder, with traces of scale or muscle cuirass beneath. A Greek imperial legend encircles the bust within a dotted border. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) |
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Amastris was a Pontic coastal city with an outsized civic pride — founded by the niece of Darius III and later a favored port under both Hellenistic and Roman administration. Provincial bronzes from this mint under Severus were issued autonomously, without imperial authorization from Rome, a practice the eastern Greek cities guarded jealously throughout the Severan period.