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Æ27 - Septimius Severus ΚΡΗΤΙΕΩΝ ΦΛΑΟΥ
| Issuer | Creteia-Flaviopolis (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Diameter | 27 mm |
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| Reverse description | Artemis, goddess of the hunt, depicted advancing to the right in dynamic pose, her right hand drawing an arrow from the quiver at her shoulder, while her left hand restrains a stag. The goddess is dressed in a short hunting chiton befitting her role as divine huntress. The Greek legend ΚΡΗΤΙΕΩΝ ΦΛΑΟΥ is distributed around the reverse field, identifying the issuing city of Creteia-Flaviopolis. |
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| Mint | Creteia-Flaviopolis |
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Creteia-Flaviopolis was a minor Bithynian city whose very name reflects its dual origin — a Hellenistic settlement merged with a Flavian-era refoundation, likely under Vespasian or one of his sons. Provincial bronzes of Septimius Severus from this mint are scarce relative to the larger Bithynian centers like Nicomedia or Nicaea, a function of the city's limited civic resources rather than any interruption in imperial favor. The reign span 193–211 encompasses Severus's entire rule, and no finer die attribution for this type has been established in the standard corpora.