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Æ39 - Severus Alexander ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ ΕΠΙ ΓΡ ΤΥΧΙΚΟΥ (retrograde -ΚΟΥ)
| Issuer | Magnesia ad Maeandrum (Conventus of Miletus) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
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| Diameter | 39 mm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Severus Alexander facing right, presented from a rear three-quarter perspective, conveying a dynamic, martial character typical of provincial bronze portraiture of the Severan period. The obverse legend encircles the bust in Greek script, identifying the emperor by his full titulature. The workmanship reflects the local celators of the Magnesian mint active under the Conventus of Miletus. |
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| Reverse description | A figure, identified as either the emperor Severus Alexander or the mythological hero Leukippos, mounted on a prancing horse advancing to the right, wearing a military chlamys and with arm raised to cast a spear at a kneeling enemy before him; to the right of the composition stands a lighted altar. Beneath the horse, a dog runs to the right, adding a hunting or heroic iconographic element characteristic of provincial civic coinage. The reverse field is populated with the magistrate's legend in Greek. The overall composition combines imperial military imagery with local mythological or civic tradition particular to Magnesia ad Maeandrum. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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