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Æ35 - Severus Alexander ΕΠΙ ΓΡ ΑΥΡ ΔΙΟΝΥϹΙΟϹ ΤΟΥ ΖΗΝΩΝΟϹ ΑΥΡ ΝΕΑΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Neapolis ad Harpasum (Conventus of Alabanda) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander facing right, seen from the rear, rendered in the provincial Asiatic style typical of Carian civic bronzes. The emperor's portrait displays the characteristic features of his reign, with the laureate wreath prominently depicted. The encircling obverse legend names the emperor in the nominative case. The bust presentation — showing the rear of the cuirass — is a distinguishing feature of certain eastern provincial issues of this period. |
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| Reverse description | Two deities stand facing one another in the field: at left, a male divinity, identified tentatively as Zeus, stands facing with head turned right, holding a long sceptre in one hand and a small cult-statue in the other; at right, a veiled female divinity, tentatively identified as Hera, stands to the left wearing a chiton, holding a patera in one hand and a long sceptre in the other. The composition reflects the civic religious iconography characteristic of Carian provincial coinage under the Severan dynasty. The encircling reverse legend names the local grammateus responsible for the coinage issue. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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