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Æ29 - Septimius Severus ΤΡΙΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Tripolis (Conventus of Sardis) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Julia Domna facing right, her hair elaborately waved and coiled in the characteristic Severan style with a large bun at the nape of the neck. The empress is depicted with fine facial features, wearing a chiton visible at the truncation. The Greek legend ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤ runs around the periphery of the flan, identifying the subject as Julia Domna Augusta. |
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| Reverse description | The goddess Leto advances left with head turned right, her robes rendered in flowing drapery that emphasizes her striding movement. She cradles the infant Apollo in her raised left arm and holds the infant Artemis in her right arm, referencing the divine birth myth associated with the region of Lydia. The ethnic legend ΤΡΙΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ is distributed around the field, asserting the civic identity of the issuing city of Tripolis. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΤΡΙΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ (Translation: of the Tripolitans) |
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