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Æ37 - Septimius Severus ΑΡΧ ΕΥΦΡΑΝΤΙΚΟΥ Γ ΑΛΙΚΑΡΝΑϹϹΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Halicarnassus (Conventus of Halicarnassus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC V.2#65377 |
| Obverse description | Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Geta to right, seen from the rear, with youthful features rendered in provincial style. The portrait displays characteristic Severan dynastic iconography with the prince shown in military dress. The obverse legend in Greek characters surrounds the bust, naming Publius Septimius Geta. The flan is broad and slightly irregular, consistent with eastern provincial bronze coinage of the early third century AD. |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Askraios, radiate and draped, standing facing with arms outstretched between two sacred trees, each surmounted by an oracular crow, a distinctive cult type associated with the sanctuary at Halikarnassos. The deity is rendered frontally in a hieratic, static posture typical of provincial divine iconography. The surrounding Greek legend names the local magistrate Euphrantikos in his third term as archon, together with the civic ethnic of the Halicarnassians. The composition reflects the importance of the oracular cult of Zeus Askraios in the religious life of the city. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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