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Æ30 - Septimius Severus ΙΕΡΟΚΑΙϹΑ ΚΟΜΑΝΕωΝ ΕΤ ΒΟΡ
| Issuer | Comana (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 205-206 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus facing right, rendered three-quarter from the rear, with the emperor's characteristic full beard and curly hair visible beneath the laurel wreath. The paludamentum is visible over the left shoulder, and the cuirass is indicated at the lower bust. The Greek imperial titulature legend runs around the periphery of the flan, partially obscured by wear and a small flan fissure at the upper right. |
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| Reverse description | The goddess Mâ, the principal deity of Comana Pontica, stands facing with head radiate, her right hand resting upon a large shield set on the ground and her left hand grasping a club. The composition reflects the warlike, syncretic character of this Anatolian goddess, assimilated to aspects of Cybele and Bellona in Roman provincial iconography. The reverse legend identifying the city and regnal year is distributed around the field. The flan is of irregular shape typical of provincial Pontic bronze coinage of this period. |
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| Mintage | ND (205-206) |
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