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| Issuer | Cyzicus (Conventus of Cyzicus) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Severus Alexander facing right, depicted from a rear three-quarter perspective, a common artistic convention on provincial coinage of this period. The imperial effigy displays the characteristic portrait style of the Severan dynasty, with the laureate wreath rendered in fine detail. The obverse legend is arranged in a circular band around the bust within the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥΓ (Translation: Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus) |
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| Reverse lettering | ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ (Translation: of the Cyzicenes, neocorate) |
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