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Æ35 - Severus Alexander ΕΠΙ ΑΡΧ Γ ΑϹΙΝ ΝΕΙΚΟΜΑΧΟΥ ΦΡΟΥ ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΜΑϹΝΗϹ ΤΥΛΟϹ
| Issuer | Sardes (Conventus of Sardis) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander facing right, seen from the rear, presented in the typical military imperial style of the Severan period. The emperor's effigy displays pauldron detail on the cuirass, with drapery visible at the shoulder. The obverse legend encircles the bust within the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus) |
| Reverse description | Two standing figures face each other in the field: Tylos, a local heroic deity, stands facing with head turned right, holding a club in one hand and extending the other to receive a plant offered by Masnes, a Lydian mythological figure standing facing with head turned left, also holding a club and chlamys. At the feet of Tylos, a serpent is depicted coiled on the ground, a symbol commonly associated with chthonic and healing deities. The reverse legend fills the surrounding field in multiple lines, recording the name of the presiding archon and the city's double neocorate status. |
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