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Æ33 - Septimius Severus COL IVL CONC AVG APAM D D
| Issuer | Apamea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Weight | 23.32 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Emperor Septimius Severus facing right, depicted from behind (rear view), with the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder. The imperial effigy is rendered in the typical provincial style of Bithynian civic coinage. The Latin legend encircles the bust along the periphery of the flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP CAE L SEPT SEV PER AVG (Translation: Emperor Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Augustus) |
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Apamea in Bithynia held the rank of Roman colony — an uncommon distinction in that province — and its coins advertised that status loudly. The abbreviation COL IVL CONC reflects the city's full colonial title, Colonia Iulia Concordia, a designation tied to Caesarean or Augustan resettlement rather than anything in Severus's own reign. The D D notation, standing for Decreto Decurionum, indicates the issue was formally authorized by the local senate, a civic formality that distinguishes it from imperial mint production entirely.