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Septimius Severus, 9 April 193 - 4 February 211 A.D., Cremna, Pisidia
Cremna in Pisidia was taken by Amyntas, commander of the Galatian auxiliary of Brutus and Cassius. He became king of Galatia and Pisidia after going over to the side of Mark Antony. After his death in 25 B.C., Cremna became a Roman colony. A donatio given by Aurelian promised a period of great prosperity; but in 276 the town was taken by an Isaurian robber, named Lydius. He used it as a base for looting, prompting Tacitus to make the first and only visit of a Roman emperor to the region. Cremna was abandoned in the Middle Ages. The ancient site stands on a hill over the ancient Cestrus (Aksu) River, in Burdur Province, Turkey. Nearly all the buildings have been reduced to heaps of stone.RP98458. Bronze AE 29, unpublished in major references; BMC Lycia -, SNGvA -, SNG Cop -, SNG BnF -, Isegrim -, F, legends weak, edge cracks, Cremna (in Bucak district, Turkey) mint, weight 8.841g, maximum diameter 29.1mm, die axis 180o, 9 Apr 193 - 4 Feb 211 A.D.; obverse [IMP C L SEP?] SEVER - PERTIN AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse COL C-REM - AVG, Aquila (legionary eagle standard) between two signa standards surmounted by wreath; from the Michael Arslan Collection; Coin Archives records only one specimen of the type at auction in the last two decades; extremely rare; SOLD
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