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Æ15 - Septimius Severus ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Nicaea (Bithynia and Pontus) |
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| Year | 193-211 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Septimius Severus facing right, with short beard rendered in characteristic style, the portrait displaying the emperor's well-known physiognomic features. The legend in Greek characters encircles the effigy within a dotted border. The die work is typical of the provincial Bithynian civic coinage of the Severan period, with the bust truncated at the neck. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A lion advancing to the right in full stride, depicted with open jaws and tail raised, rendered in the vigorous style characteristic of Bithynian civic bronzes. The animal is shown with muscular haunches and extended forepaws, occupying the central field of the flan. The ethnic legend ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ is distributed around the periphery within a dotted border, identifying the issuing city of Nicaea. |
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