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Æ34 - Otacilia Severa ΙωΤΑΠΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Iotape |
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| Year | 244-249 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Poseidon standing right, nude but for drapery, his left foot resting upon the prow of a ship, holding a dolphin in his right hand and a trident in his left. The composition reflects the maritime associations of the city of Iotape, situated on the Cilician coast. The ethnic legend of the issuing city is inscribed in the field. |
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Iotape was a small client kingdom in Cilicia Tracheia that Rome absorbed into the province of Syria during the first century AD — the town itself, however, continued striking civic bronze under imperial portraits well into the third century. These issues were produced during the brief joint reign of Philip I and Otacilia Severa, before Philip was killed near Verona in 249 during the usurpation of Decius. For a city of Iotape's modest scale, the survival rate of these bronzes is low, and RPC VIII 2212 remains sparsely documented in major collections.