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Æ27 - Severus Alexander ϹΕΠ ΚΟΛΟ ΝΕϹΙΒΙ Μ (Τ (ΡΟ)
| Issuer | Nisibis (Mesopotamia) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
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| Weight | 11.87 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped bust of Severus Alexander facing right, the emperor portrayed with youthful features and close-cropped hair beneath a laurel wreath. Drapery is visible over the left shoulder, with the paludamentum tied at the neck. A Greek imperial legend encircles the effigy along the border, reading clockwise. The die work is characteristic of the provincial Syrian school, with bold relief on the portrait against a flat field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥ Ϲ(Ε)(Υ) ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Ϲ(Ε) (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus) |
| Reverse description | Draped, veiled and turreted bust of Tyche facing right, personifying the city of Nisibis. A six-pointed star appears in the field before the bust, and a ram leaping to the right and looking back is depicted above, serving as the zodiacal symbol of the city. The composition reflects typical Mesopotamian provincial iconography, combining civic and astral symbolism. The colonial and metropolitan titles of Nisibis are rendered in a Greek legend encircling the type. |
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