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Æ47 - Severus Alexander ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΑΥΡ ΤΕΡΤΥΛΛΟΥ ΓΛΥΚΩΝΙΑΝΟΥ ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΔΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Apollonis (Conventus of Pergamum) |
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| Year | 222-235 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC VI#4250 |
| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander facing right, the cuirass adorned with an aegis bearing a Gorgoneion at the breast, as seen from the front. The imperial effigy is rendered in the typical Severan provincial style, with finely detailed drapery folds visible at the shoulder. The encircling Greek legend runs along the periphery of the flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤΚΡ(sic) Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΒΗΡΟϹ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander) |
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Apollonis was a small Lydian city whose civic coinage under Severus Alexander relied heavily on the prestige of its strategoi — the magistrates named on issues like this one. Aur. Tertullus Glyconianus, whose name fills the obverse legend, was a local official whose appointment under the Pergamene conventus gave him the authority to authorize the mint. These large-module bronzes were almost certainly produced for ceremonial or festival distribution rather than everyday commerce — a 47mm bronze at nearly 49 grams does not pass easily across a market counter.