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Æ35 - Septimius Severus ΕΠΙ ΓΡΑΜ ΟΝΗϹΙΜΟΥ ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Magnesia ad Maeandrum (Conventus of Miletus) |
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| Year | 202-205 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla facing right, seen from the front, rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Ionian civic coinage. The effigy displays the youthful features of the emperor as Caesar or junior co-ruler, with paludamentum visible at the shoulder. The Greek legend encircles the bust within a beaded border, identifying the emperor by his imperial titulature. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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The magistrate name preserved in the legend — Onesimos — places this issue within a documented series of civic bronzes struck at Magnesia ad Maeandrum during the joint reign of Septimius Severus and his sons, when the emperor's eastern tour of 202–203 AD prompted a surge of loyalist coinage across Ionian cities eager to advertise their imperial connections. Magnesia's mint was active but modest; large module bronzes of this size were reserved for occasions of civic or imperial significance rather than routine circulation.