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Æ28 - Septimius Severus ϹΤΡΑ ϹΩΤΗΡΙΧΟ ΜΕΙΛΗΤΟ
| Issuer | Miletopolis (Conventus of Cyzicus) |
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| Year | 202-205 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Tyche, the personification of civic fortune, stands facing left in full figure, draped in a long chiton and himation. In her right hand she holds a long steering rudder resting on the ground, symbolising guidance and destiny, while her left arm cradles a cornucopia overflowing with fruits, denoting prosperity. The Greek magistrate legend is distributed around the field, referencing the strategos Soterichos of Miletopolis. |
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Miletopolis was a small Mysian city whose civic coinage depended entirely on the goodwill of Roman provincial administration. The magistrate name preserved in the legend — Soterichos — corresponds to a strategos serving during the years Septimius Severus was consolidating power after defeating his last rival, Clodius Albinus, at the Battle of Lugdunum in 197. Provincial bronzes of this city are scarce in all periods; issues attributable to named magistrates narrow the field considerably.