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Æ29 - Severus Alexander ΕΠ Ϲ Μ ΑΥΡ ΘΕΟΔΟϹΙΑΝΟΥ ΦΩΚΑΙ ΤΟ Β
| Issuer | Phocaea (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
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| Weight | 13.18 g |
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| Obverse lettering | Α Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander) |
| Reverse description | Standing figure of an Amazon facing left, her right foot placed upon the prow of a ship, holding a long sceptre in one hand and a patera in the other. The composition alludes to the maritime tradition and mythological heritage of Phocaea, a city celebrated for its seafaring history. The encircling legend names the local magistrate responsible for the coin's issue and identifies the civic authority of the Phocaeans. |
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Phocaea's civic bronze issues under Severus Alexander are among the more sparsely documented provincial series from the Smyrna conventus, and the magistrate name preserved here — Aurelius Theodosianus — appears on only a handful of recorded specimens. The "ΤΟ Β" notation indicates a second term in office, a detail that occasionally helps sequence otherwise undatable issues within a reign but rarely survives this legibly on bronze of this module.