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Æ12 - Septimius Severus ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC V.2#78574 |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
| Obverse lettering | ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ (Translation: Antoninus Augustus) |
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Nicaea was one of the most prolific civic minting authorities in Bithynia, and small bronzes of this type circulated as the workhorse fractional currency of the region throughout the Severan period. At 1.45g, this piece sits at the very light end of the Æ12 spectrum, likely the result of flan preparation inconsistencies common to provincial workshops operating without the strict weight controls of the imperial mint system.