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Æ14 - Septimius Severus ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Reference(s) | RPC V.2#79828 |
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| Reverse description | A cista mystica depicted in the centre of the field, from which a serpent rises and coils to the left, a motif strongly associated with Dionysiac and mystery cult iconography common in Bithynian civic coinage. The ethnic legend ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ is distributed around the type, identifying the issuing city of Nicaea. The relief is low and the flan irregular, consistent with the small module of this provincial bronze series. |
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| Mintage | ND (193-211) |
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Nicaea was among the most prolific provincial mints in Bithynia, and civic bronze of this type was struck under Septimius Severus as the city competed with neighboring Nicomedia for imperial favor — a rivalry that played out partly through the volume and quality of locally issued coinage honoring the new Severan dynasty after the chaos of 193 AD's Year of the Four Emperors.