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Æ32 - Septimius Severus ΕΠΙ ΑΓΩΝΟΘΕΤΟΥ ΑΡΤΕΜΑ Γ, ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Apamea (Phrygia) (Conventus of Apamea) |
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| Year | 202-205 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus (Ephesia) stands facing, centrally placed within the field, wearing a kalathos (cylindrical headdress) and the characteristic multimammia (polymastos) form of the goddess, with lateral supports flanking her body. A stag stands on each side of the idol, framing the composition symmetrically. The reverse legend, in Greek characters, is distributed around the periphery, referencing the agonothetes Artemas and the civic authority of the Apameans. |
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| Mint | Apamea Cibotus / Apamea ad Maeandrum, Phrygia, Turkey |
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The magistrate name recorded on this issue — Artemas, serving as agonothetes — places it within a specific civic games cycle at Apamea during the joint reign of Septimius Severus and his sons. The agonothetes was the games superintendent, a costly liturgy undertaken by wealthy local citizens at personal expense. Apamea was among the most prominent cities of Phrygia and held certified neokorate status, giving it both the prestige and the institutional framework to stage such festivals competitively against rival Phrygian cities.