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Æ35 - Septimius Severus ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΚΕΛϹΟΥ ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΟΥ, ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΔΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Apollonis (Conventus of Pergamum) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ Λ ϹΕΠΤΙ ϹΕΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΠΕΡ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax) |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Apollonis was a small Lydian city of negligible political standing, which makes its civic bronze issues under Septimius Severus notable mainly for what they reveal about provincial administration. The strategos named in the legend — a combined citation of Celsus and Heraclides — reflects the local magistracy system through which Rome allowed Greek cities to maintain the appearance of self-governance while the Conventus of Pergamum handled judicial oversight.
Severus's civil wars against Pescennius Niger and Clodius Albinus between 193 and 197 disrupted coin supply across Asia Minor, and many smaller civic mints filled the gap.