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Drachm - Septimius Severus ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹAΡ ΝΕΩΚ ΕΤ ΙΕ
| Issuer | Caesarea (Cappadocia) |
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| Year | 207 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Septimius Severus facing right, rendered in high relief with finely detailed curly hair and short beard characteristic of his mature portraiture. The emperor's effigy occupies the central field, enclosed by a beaded border. The Greek legend ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Λ ϹΕΠΤΙ ϹΕΟΥΗΡΟϹ, identifying him as Emperor Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus, runs around the periphery. The die engraving displays the confident, slightly provincial style typical of the Caesarea mint in Cappadocia. |
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| Reverse description | Mount Argaeus (Erciyes Dağı), the sacred volcanic mountain of Cappadocia, depicted as a conical peak rising from a rocky base adorned with smaller summits and flames or vegetation. A star appears at the summit of the mountain, symbolizing its divine and oracular significance. The scene is enclosed within a beaded border. The legend ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΝΕΩΚ, identifying Caesarea as the neocorate metropolis, runs along the upper periphery, while ΕΤ ΙΕ (year 15) is inscribed in the exergue, dating the issue to AD 207 in the regnal era of Septimius Severus. |
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| Mint | Caesarea |
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