Æ27 - Septimius Severus ΜΥΛΑϹΕΩΝ

Mylasa's civic bronze coinage under Septimius Severus reflects the city's careful navigation of imperial politics during a period of intense civil war. After Severus defeated Pescennius Niger in 194 AD, cities throughout Caria that had backed the wrong side faced consequences — Mylasa's continued minting suggests it aligned early or realigned quickly with the victor.

The conventus of Alabanda served as the administrative district through which Roman judicial and fiscal authority reached Mylasa, a city whose civic pride ran deep enough that it maintained its own monetary identity throughout the Severan period.