Æ30 - Septimius Severus ΑΦΡΟΔΕΙϹΙΩΝ

Aphrodisias enjoyed an unusually privileged relationship with Rome — the city held the status of a free, tax-exempt community, a distinction it fiercely protected through diplomacy and, when necessary, flattery of successive emperors. Striking civic bronze under Septimius Severus was as much a political statement of continued autonomy as it was a practical monetary act.

The Conventus of Alabanda was the judicial district under which Aphrodisias fell, though the city's self-regard far exceeded that administrative subordination. Local bronze of this weight class rarely traveled far from its issuing city.