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Æ29 - Septimius Severus ΤΡΑΠΕΖΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΕΠΙ ΑΡ ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΟΥ
| Issuer | Trapezopolis (Conventus of Alabanda) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Julia Domna facing right, her hair elaborately waved and coiled at the nape in the characteristic Severan style. The effigy is rendered within a circular border, with the Greek legend disposed around the periphery of the field. The portrait displays the empress with a graceful neckline and layered drapery at the shoulder, typical of provincial civic coinage of the Severan period. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹ (Translation: Julia Domna Augusta) |
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Trapezopolis was a minor Lydian city of limited political weight, yet its civic coinage under Septimius Severus reflects the broader scramble among Asian municipalities to cultivate imperial favor during the civil wars of 193 AD — the Year of the Five Emperors. The magistrate name ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΟΥ preserved in the legend is one of the few surviving traces of local administrative personnel from this city.
Coins of Trapezopolis are genuinely scarce in any condition. The city's small population and limited output mean that die-links across known specimens are frequently traceable.