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Æ33 - Severus Alexander ΦΙΛΟΜΗΛΕΩΝ ΕΠΙ Μ ΙΟΥΛ ΠΑΥΛΕΙΝΟΥ
| Issuer | City of Philomelium (Phrygia) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
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| Weight | 22.00 g |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Philomelium sat on the main road connecting Apamea to Iconium, and its civic bronze issues under Severus Alexander reflect a city actively competing for imperial favor during a reign that restored senatorial dignity after the excesses of Elagabalus. The magistrate named in the obverse legend — M. Iul. Pauleinus — was a local official whose office carried the responsibility of financing the coin's production, a custom of civic euergetism that made provincial bronze issues deeply personal financial commitments rather than state expenditure.
Provincial issues of this size and weight from interior Phrygia are underrepresented in major collections, partly because the region's civic coinage ended abruptly with the monetary reforms of the 260s.