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Æ36 - Septimius Severus ΕΠΙ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΟΥ ΑΡΧ, ΚΟΤΙΑΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Cotiaeum (Conventus of Synnada) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC V.2#1024 |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Reverse field depicts a confronting mythological triad associated with healing: Hygieia stands to the right, extending a patera toward a serpent she feeds, while Asclepius stands to the left, leaning upon his serpent-entwined staff. Between the two principal deities, the diminutive figure of Telesphorus stands facing, rendered in his characteristic hooded cloak. The composition reflects the strong local veneration of the Asclepian cult at Cotiaeum, and the reverse legend names the local magistrate responsible for the issue. |
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Cotiaeum, a Phrygian city on the road between Synnada and Dorylaeum, issued civic bronzes under local magistrates whose names appear prominently in the legends — a practice that gave provincial élites tangible, public proof of their loyalty to a new emperor. The magistrate Alexandros son of Apollonios almost certainly held office early in Severus's reign, when cities across Asia Minor moved quickly to strike coins acknowledging the new ruler following the chaos of 193 AD, the Year of the Five Emperors.