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Æ37 - Septimius Severus ΤΩΝ ΕΝ ΙΩΝΙΑ, ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Metropolis (Ionia) (Conventus of Ephesus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | ΑΥ Κ Λ ϹΕ ϹΕΟΥΗΡΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus) |
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Metropolis in Ionia was a minor city that punched above its weight in the provincial coinage game by securing the title of metropolis — a civic honor that came with real administrative prestige within the Ephesian conventus. The legend ΤΩΝ ΕΝ ΙΩΝΙΑ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ is essentially a public assertion of that status, broadcast in bronze. Septimius Severus was a useful patron for such ambitions; cities across Asia Minor competed aggressively for imperial honorifics during his reign, and the coinage record reflects that scramble directly.