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Æ35 - Septimius Severus ΤΡΙΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ
| Issuer | Tripolis (Conventus of Sardis) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | Leto advancing to the left, head turned back to the right, cradling the infant deities Apollo and Artemis in her arms; she gazes toward the standing figure of Zeus Laodikeos positioned behind her. The composition reflects the homonoia (concord) theme shared between the civic communities of Tripolis and Laodikeia. The reverse legend is distributed around the figural group within the field, referencing the concordance of the two cities. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΤΡΙΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΛΑΟΔΙΚΕΩΝ ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ (Translation: concord of the Tripolitans and the Laodiceans) |
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The homonoia ("concord") coinage shared between Tripolis and Laodicea reflects a specific civic diplomacy practiced in the Greek cities of Asia Minor, where formal alliances between neighboring poleis were advertised through jointly issued bronze. These issues were not currency in any redistributive sense — they functioned closer to public monuments in coin form, circulated locally to demonstrate political alignment. The timing under Septimius Severus is pointed: cities in the Sardis conventus were actively courting imperial favor following the civil wars of 193 AD, and homonoia issues offered a visible, low-cost gesture of stability.