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Æ35 - Elagabalus ΚΙΔΡΑΜΗΝΩΝ (retrograde Ρ and Ν)
| Issuer | Cidrama (Conventus of Alabanda) |
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| Year | 218-222 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Elagabalus facing right, portrayed from behind in the three-quarter rear view characteristic of later Severan provincial coinage. The imperial effigy displays the customary military dress, with paludamentum visible at the shoulder. The surrounding Greek legend runs along the periphery of the flan, identifying the emperor by his official titulature. The flan is broad and irregularly shaped, typical of provincial bronze issues struck at Cidrama in Caria. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus) |
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Cidrama was a minor Phrygian settlement whose civic coinage output under Elagabalus was extremely limited, making any survivor from this reign scarce by default. The retrograde Ρ and Ν in the ethnic ΚΙΔΡΑΜΗΝΩΝ point to a local die-cutter working without rigorous proofing — a common condition in small conventus towns far from the major workshops of Alabanda, where quality control over letter orientation was inconsistently enforced at best.