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Æ36 - Septimius Severus ΕΠ ϹΤΡ ΚΛ ΑΡΙϹΤΟΦΑΝΟΥϹ ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Smyrna (Conventus of Smyrna) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC V.2#1403 |
| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Septimius Severus facing right, depicted from behind in the characteristic three-quarter rear view. The imperial portrait presents the emperor in full military attire, with the cuirass visible beneath the paludamentum. The obverse legend, rendered in Greek characters, encircles the bust within the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ Κ Λ ϹΕΠΤ ϹΕΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΠΕΡ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax) |
| Reverse description | Amazon Smyrna, the eponymous founder of the city, depicted seated left upon a ship's prow, her head turned to the right. She holds a patera in her right hand in a gesture of libation, while resting upon a pelta, the crescent-shaped Amazonian shield, which serves as her distinctive attribute. The reverse legend in Greek encircles the design, naming the issuing city and its presiding strategos. The composition reflects the civic pride and mythological foundation narrative of Smyrna as rendered in the provincial bronze coinage of the Severan period. |
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