Æ30 - Septimius Severus ΑΔΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΝΤ ΑΜΑϹΙΑϹ ΜΗΤ ΝΕ ΠΡ Π ΕΤ ϹΘ

Amasea, situated in the Pontus region, held the title of metropolis — encoded in its civic legends — and competed aggressively with neighboring cities for honorific precedence under Roman provincial administration. The dated local era visible in this coin's legend (year 209 by Pontic reckoning) anchors it precisely to 206–207 AD, during Septimius Severus's campaign consolidation in the east following his Parthian victories. Civic bronze of this size from Amasea is notably less common than output from the major Cappadocian mints, and the city's use of its own dating system rather than imperial regnal years reflects a municipal pride that Roman governors largely tolerated.