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Æ30 - Septimius Severus ΑΜΑϹΤΡΙΑΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Amastris (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla facing right, rendered in three-quarter rear view, presenting a dynamic military portrait typical of Severan provincial coinage. The radiate laurel wreath crowns the head, while the paludamentum and cuirass are visible at the truncation. The Greek imperial titulature legend encircles the bust within a beaded border, occupying both the upper and lower field margins. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) |
| Reverse description | Tyche, the personification of civic fortune, is depicted seated to the left upon a high-backed throne, robed in a chiton and himation, holding a small Nike figure in her extended right hand and a long sceptre in her left. The composition reflects the standard iconographic formula for civic Tyche on provincial bronzes of Bithynia and Pontus. The ethnic legend ΑΜΑϹΤΡΙΑΝΩΝ is disposed around the periphery of the field within a beaded border, identifying the issuing city of Amastris. The surface displays an attractive olive-green patina consistent with burial and excavation. |
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