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Æ35 - Septimius Severus ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ
| Issuer | Magnesia ad Maeandrum (Conventus of Miletus) |
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| Year | 205-210 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) facing left, seen from the rear, presenting the characteristic military and imperial iconography of the Severan period. The obverse legend curves around the periphery of the flan. The portrait exhibits the typical stylistic conventions of provincial Greek coinage from Ionia, with careful attention to the imperial regalia. Surface shows heavy patination consistent with extended burial, partially obscuring fine detail. |
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| Mintage | ND (205-210) |
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The ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ ("homonoia") coinage between Magnesia ad Maeandrum and Ephesus belongs to a well-documented phenomenon of civic concord issues in the Greek East, where neighboring cities formalized diplomatic friendship partly to gain prestige and partly to compete for Roman favor. Magnesia and Ephesus were natural rivals — both claimed Artemis as a central civic cult, and the tension between them runs through inscriptions across the Severan period. This coin was almost certainly struck to commemorate a formal reconciliation between the two cities, likely negotiated through the conventus at Miletus.
The 35mm bronze format for homonoia types between these two cities is notably rare in surviving examples.