Æ29 - Septimius Severus ΑΛΙΚΑΡΝΑϹϹΕΩΝ

Halicarnassus, the Carian city best known in antiquity as the birthplace of Herodotus and the site of the Mausoleum, issued civic bronze coinage throughout the Severan period as part of the broader explosion of provincial mint activity that accompanied Septimius Severus's consolidation of power after the civil wars of 193–197. The city operated under the conventus system, its judicial and administrative district centered on Halicarnassus itself, giving local magistrates the authority to authorize bronze issues for regional circulation.

The reference V.2#65381 places this within a well-documented but sparsely surviving series. Bronze of this module from Halicarnassus turns up infrequently, likely reflecting modest original production rather than post-circulation attrition.