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Æ29 - Septimius Severus ΚΑΛΧΑΔΟΝΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Calchedon (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Septimius Severus facing right, rendered from a rear three-quarter perspective, a common provincial die convention. The imperial effigy displays the characteristic full beard of Severus and is set within a beaded border. The Greek legend encircles the bust, identifying the emperor with his full titulature in abbreviated form. |
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| Reverse description | Tyche, the civic personification of Fortune, depicted standing facing with head turned to the left, clad in a long chiton and himation. She holds a ship's rudder in her right hand, resting it on the ground, and a cornucopia in her left arm, symbolising the prosperity and maritime importance of the city of Calchedon. The ethnic legend ΚΑΛΧΑΔΟΝΙΩΝ encircles the field within a beaded border, attributing the issue to the Chalcedonian civic mint. |
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| Mintage | ND (193-211) |
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