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Æ46 - Septimius Severus ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑΤΗΓΟΥ Λ ΙΡΡΙΟΥ ΖΗΝΩΝΟϹ, ΕΛΑΙΤΩΝ
| Issuer | Elaea (Conventus of Pergamum) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus facing right, depicted from a rear three-quarter perspective, lending a distinctive rotated presentation characteristic of certain provincial issues. The obverse legend, rendered in Greek characters, encircles the imperial effigy and reads ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Λ ϹΕΠΤΙ ϹΕΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΠΕΡ, identifying the emperor as Autocrator Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax. The portrait conveys the emperor's mature features with careful attention to his military attire, including the paludamentum draped over the cuirass. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Septimius Severus mounted on horseback, advancing to the right, with his right arm raised in a commanding gesture. Before him, a captive is seated to the left in a posture of submission, while a military trophy stands prominently in the field, emblematic of Roman martial victory. The reverse legend, inscribed in Greek around the design, reads ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑΤΗΓΟΥ Λ ΙΡΡΙΟΥ ΖΗΝΩΝΟϹ, ΕΛΑΙΤΩΝ, identifying the local magistrate Lucius Hirrius Zenon as strategos and attributing the issue to the city of Elaea. The composition reflects the grandeur of imperial provincial coinage, combining a dynastic equestrian motif with references to civic authority. |
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