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Æ29 - Septimius Severus ΑΔΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΝΤ ΑΜΑϹΙΑϹ ΜΗΤ ΝΕ ΠΡ ΠΟΝ ΕΤ ϹΘ
| Issuer | Amasea (Cappadocia) |
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| Year | 206-207 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus facing right, seen from the rear, with the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The emperor's effigy is rendered in the characteristic provincial style of Pontic workshops, with the cuirass detailing clearly articulated. The encircling Greek legend reads ΑΥ Κ Λ ϹΕΠ ϹΕΟΥΗΡΟϹ in the field around the bust. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Amasea, in the Pontic region, was among the more assertive provincial cities in broadcasting its civic honors through coinage. The legend's cluster of titles — metropolis, neokoros, first of Pontus — reflects real administrative competition between Pontic cities for Roman-granted precedence, a rivalry that intensified under the Severan dynasty as emperors traded honorifics for loyalty and tax compliance. The year designation ϹΘ (year 209 of the local Pompeian era, equating to 206–207 AD) points to Amasea's use of a civic calendar rooted in Pompey's reorganization of the region in 64 BC.