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Æ34 - Severus Alexander ϹΕΒΑϹΤΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Sebastopolis (Conventus of Alabanda) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
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| Weight | 18.18 g |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Sebastopolis in Caria was a minor civic mint that produced bronze coinage sporadically under the Severan dynasty, its output tied closely to local festival cycles and the needs of regional trade rather than any imperial directive. The city held the right to strike civic bronze — a privilege granted and occasionally revoked by Rome — and issues under Severus Alexander represent some of the last sustained production before the broader collapse of Asia Minor civic coinage in the third-century crisis.
At 34mm this is among the larger module bronzes from the Alabanda conventus, suggesting ceremonial or prestige distribution rather than everyday small transactions.