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Æ31 - Severus Alexander ΕΠΙ ΚΛ ΙΠΠΟΔΑΜΙΑΝΟΥ ΒΟΥΛΑΡΧΟΥ ΜΑϹΤΑΥΡΕΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Mastaura (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
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| Weight | 14.25 g |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Julia Mamaea, mother of Severus Alexander, facing right, wearing a diadem, rendered in the typical provincial style of the Severan period. The effigy displays elaborately arranged hair secured with a diadem across the brow, with drapery visible at the truncation. The Greek legend ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΜΑΜΑΙΑ ϹΕΒ encircles the bust, identifying her with the title Augusta. The portrait exhibits the broad, somewhat schematic modeling characteristic of Lydian provincial bronzes of the early third century AD. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΜΑΜΑΙΑ ϹΕΒ (Translation: Julia Mamaea Augusta) |
| Reverse description | Dionysus, the god of wine, depicted standing facing with head turned to the left, holding a long thyrsus in his right hand and extending a cantharus (wine cup) toward a panther at his feet on the left. The god rests his left elbow upon a column, a compositional element typical of Lydian civic bronzes. The reverse legend, arranged around the field, records the name and title of the local magistrate responsible for the issue. The scene reflects the strong Dionysiac cult associations of the Maeander valley region in the Imperial period. |
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