Æ29 - Severus Alexander ΕΠΙ ϹΤ ΙΟΥΛ ΝΕΩ ΕΛΑΕΙΤΩΝ

Elaea was a small harbor town on the Caicus River delta, functioning primarily as the port of Pergamum — a city of vastly greater political and economic weight. That a mint operating under the oversight of a local magistrate whose name appears in the inscription (the ΕΠΙ ϹΤ formula indicating a civic magistracy) produced bronzes of this module suggests active civic pride rather than any pressing monetary need. The Conventus of Pergamum grouped dozens of such communities for Roman administrative purposes, and competitive coin production between minor cities was not uncommon.

At over 40 grams, this is a notably heavy provincial striking even for a large-module civic bronze.