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Æ29 - Septimius Severus ΡΑΒΒΑΘΜΩΒΩΝ, ΡΕ
| Issuer | Rabbath-Moba (Arabia) |
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| Year | 210-211 |
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| Diameter | 29 mm |
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| Reverse description | Standing cult statue of Ares depicted facing, placed upon a rectangular pedestal or base, the god holding a sword in his raised right hand while supporting a spear and shield with his left. Two lighted altars flank the base symmetrically, emphasizing the religious character of the civic type. A date numeral in Greek letters appears across the field, denoting year 105 of the local era. The composition is characteristic of the provincial bronze coinage of Rabbath-Moba in Arabia, reflecting the Hellenistic tradition of depicting civic deities on a plinth. |
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| Mint | Rabbath-Moba (Arabia) |
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Rabbath-Moba — the Nabataean city later Romanized as Areopolis — struck bronze issues under Septimius Severus during a period when the province of Arabia was consolidating its civic coinage traditions under Roman administration. This piece dates to the emperor's final years, just before his death at Eboracum in February 211 during the British campaign. Provincial bronzes from this mint are sparsely attested, and Rabbath-Moba itself produces one of the thinner civic coinage records in Arabia, making any attributed example of documentary value beyond its metal.