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Æ33 - Severus Alexander ΕΠ ϹΤ ΑΥ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ ΜΗΘΥΜΝΑΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Methymna (Conventus of Adramyteum) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC VI#4179 |
| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Severus Alexander facing right, seen from the rear, rendered in the provincial Greek style typical of Lesbos civic coinage. The portrait displays characteristic military dress with paludamentum visible at the shoulder. The encircling legend identifies the emperor by his full imperial titulature. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΟΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus) |
| Reverse description | A city goddess (Tyche or local deity) stands facing on an elevated pedestal or base, her head turned to the right, bearing an animal (likely a deer or goat) across her shoulders in the manner of an archaistic agrarian or hunting deity. The figure is flanked on either side by trees, suggesting a sacred grove or civic sanctuary setting. The composition reflects the local religious iconography of Methymna on Lesbos. The magistrate's name and civic ethnic appear in the surrounding field as the reverse legend. |
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