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Æ31 - Maximinus ΟΡΘΩϹΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Orthosia (Conventus of Alabanda) |
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| Year | 235-238 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Maximinus I Thrax facing right, depicted from the rear, with the paludamentum visible across the left shoulder. The imperial effigy is rendered in the characteristic military style associated with Maximinus, emphasizing the emperor's martial persona. A Greek legend encircles the bust in the outer field, partially legible due to surface wear, reading the emperor's full titulature. The die engraving displays the provincial style typical of Carian mint workshops of the mid-third century AD. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | The Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, depicted standing facing one another at center, each adorned with the characteristic Phrygian cap. Each figure rests on a spear held in the outer hand, while a horse stands to the flank of each twin, filling the field to left and right respectively. The composition is symmetrical and rendered in the provincial Greek style typical of Carian civic bronzes of the Severan to early crisis period. The ethnic legend ΟΡΘΩϹΙΕΩΝ appears in the field or around the periphery, identifying the issuing city of Orthosia. |
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