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Æ35 - Severus Alexander ϹΑΜΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Samos (Conventus of Miletus) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of the Emperor Severus Alexander facing right, presented from behind to show the rear of the cuirass. The imperial titulature is inscribed in Greek characters around the periphery of the flan, identifying the emperor by his full nomenclature. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Heracles depicted standing facing, his head turned to the left, rendered in the classical contrapposto tradition. The hero holds his characteristic knotted club in one hand, with the Nemean lion skin draped over his arm, and a bow visible in the field. The ethnic legend ϹΑΜΙΩΝ appears in the field, identifying the issuing civic authority of Samos. The reverse type reflects the strong local veneration of Heracles in the Ionian Greek tradition. |
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