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Æ30 - Septimius Severus ΕΠΙ ΓΡΑ ΚΟΜΨΟΥ ΕΡΜΟΓΕΝΟΥϹ, ΑΙΖΑΝΕΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Aezani (Conventus of Sardis) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Zeus standing facing left in full figure upon a low base or groundline, holding a long vertical sceptre in his right hand and a small eagle perched on his extended left hand. The deity is rendered in the local Phrygian artistic tradition, with the multi-line Greek legend distributed around the figure in the field and along the periphery. |
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| Mintage | ND (193-211) |
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Aezani, a Phrygian city whose claim to fame rested partly on one of the best-preserved temples of Zeus in Asia Minor, issued civic bronzes under named local magistrates — the grammateus, or city secretary, whose name appears in the coin's inscription. Hermogenes son of Kompsos held that office during Severus's reign, making him personally accountable to Rome for the city's coinage output. Provincial civic issues of this type were self-funded municipal productions, not imperial mandates, and their survival often depends entirely on local burial and excavation patterns rather than broad circulation.