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Æ36 - Severus Alexander ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΑΥ ΠΡΟϹΔΕΚΤΟΥ ΠΑΡΑΔΟΞ ΜΥΤΙΛΗΝΑΙΩΝ
| Issuer | Mytilene (Conventus of Pergamum) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC VI#4196 |
| Obverse description | Laureate and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander facing left, depicted from the rear in a heroic three-quarter pose, with the emperor shown holding a spear over his right shoulder and a large, elaborately decorated round shield on his left arm. The military presentation emphasizes the emperor's role as commander, with fine detailing on the cuirass visible in the rendering. The encircling Greek legend occupies the full periphery of the obverse field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander) |
| Reverse description | The city goddess (Tyche) of Mytilene seated on an ornate throne, turned to the left, rendered in draped attire with garments falling in detailed folds across her lap and legs. In her extended right hand she holds a herm of Dionysos, the divine patron of the city, while her left hand bears a patera in a gesture of libation or veneration. The throne is depicted with elaborately rendered legs, and a partial groundline is visible beneath the composition. The encircling Greek legend, naming the strategos Aurelius Prosdektos with his honorific epithet, runs around the periphery of the reverse field, with additional text in the lower exergual area. |
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