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Æ30 - Septimius Severus ΜΗΤΡ (ΠΟ (Λ) ΚΑΙϹΑ (ΙΑϹ) (ΝΕΩΚΟΡΟΥ) ΕΤ ΙΔ
| Issuer | Caesarea (Cappadocia) |
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| Year | 206 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla facing right, wearing a laurel wreath, the portrait rendered in the provincial style typical of Cappadocian issues. The legend encircles the effigy, identifying the emperor by his imperial titles in Greek characters. The flan is irregular, as is characteristic of provincial bronze coinage of the Severan period. |
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| Reverse description | The sacred Mount Argaeus, the prominent volcanic peak revered as a symbol of Caesarea, depicted rising from a garlanded altar at its base; the summit is surmounted by a star. The mountain is rendered in the characteristic tiered, rocky style of Cappadocian provincial coinage. The encircling legend records the city's metropolitan and neocorate status along with the regnal year date ΕΤ ΙΔ (year 14). |
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| Mint | Caesarea, Cappadocia, modern-day Kayseri, Turkey |
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