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Æ39 - Severus Alexander ΘΗΜΙϹΩΝΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Themisonium |
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| Year | 222-235 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of the emperor Severus Alexander facing right, depicted from behind in three-quarter rear view. The portrait is rendered in the provincial Greek style characteristic of Phrygian civic coinage of the Severan period. The obverse legend surrounds the imperial effigy in Greek characters. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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Themisonium was a minor Phrygian city whose civic coinage under Severus Alexander represents one of the more obscure corners of Roman provincial minting. The city held the right to strike bronze — a privilege granted selectively by Rome — and exercised it sporadically. RPC VI 5523 is recorded from a very small number of specimens, making die study across the type difficult.
At 39mm, this is among the larger flans produced by Themisonium, suggesting a deliberate effort to issue high-denomination civic bronze during Alexander's reign.